1.   Buyers often develop strong loyalties to suppliers, preferring not to make changes unless they are unavoidable.

2.   Beth Peffer at the Bank Street College Book Store in Manhattan thinks the almost immediate availability of the sequel helped develop reader loyalty.

3.   Clos du Bois, a pioneer for wineries entering the gay market, has attempted to develop brand loyalty by reaching out to the community.

4.   In addition, UPS officials fear that its customers may develop loyalty to the other companies they use if there is a lengthy strike.

5.   In its settlement, Liggett admitted that young people were in fact targeted, so they developed brand loyalty from the beginning.

6.   In the meantime, independent local Web sites, including Total New York and Urban Desires, have developed strong loyalties.

7.   Over the years I have developed brand loyalty.

8.   Prosecutors have said that heroin gangs stamp brand names onto their bags of heroin to develop customer loyalty and to control the trade of low-level dealers in their area.

9.   Teen-agers drink more soda than other Americans, and they develop brand loyalty early.

10.   Still, there is a prefabricated feeling to baseball these days that makes it harder for fans to develop team loyalty.