11.   Already, consumers can use Yahoo Messenger to make phone calls anywhere in the world for a fee.

12.   But because the projection assumes normal weather, warmer than normal temperatures could mean consumers use less gas.

13.   But cable modem defenders say that any slowdown will depend on how heavily consumers use their modems.

14.   But soon there will be enough in circulation that consumers will use them like the rest of their coins, he added.

15.   But the plans call for letting consumers use the service for free, charging a license fee only when users crest past a set number of e-mails.

16.   By creating a Passport account, consumers can use a single log-in and password for registration at Passport partner sites.

17.   But will consumers use these services?

18.   Consumers could use the same system to produce stills from favorite films or print images from a TV show in progress.

19.   Consumers have been using coupons intended to bolster the lunch business to purchase sandwiches for dinner, analysts said.