1.   About a third of sales are for products used by adults, Emerson said.

2.   But right now, manufacturer-direct on-line sales are still not that common.

3.   Even though butter makes up about a quarter of the table-spread market, sales are fast outpacing those of its oily cousin, margarine.

4.   Industry reports suggest, however, that sales are faltering in the critical peak holiday sales season.

5.   It is coming as sales are slumping and the once-infallible upgrade cycle needs a boost.

6.   Its sales are down and losses up.

7.   Movie options, paperback rights, overseas sales are making its unknown author a millionaire.

8.   No special sales are planned at Fortunoff, either, said Louis Fortunoff, the executive vice president.

9.   The sales are the latest by a British bank that tried, failed, to build an investment bank to serve the global needs of corporate clients.

10.   They think sales are made when someone is trying hard, he said, rather than when someone is offering a desired product.