11.   Analysts agreed with Webb that auto makers would likely need to rely on cash rebates and discount leasing deals if they want strong sales to continue.

12.   Analysts said strong home sales earlier in the year showed fence-sitters were jumping to purchase homes and lock in affordable mortgage rates before they went higher.

13.   Analysts say this year was an anomaly because strong sales of multimedia personal computers have led to great demand for programs that exploit multimedia.

14.   Analysts attributed the weak market to a lack of recent export demand for American wheat after weeks of strong sales.

15.   And after generating strong sales with rebates and special promotions, car makers saw sales level off or decline last month.

16.   And International Data indicated that Dell is increasingly becoming a global force, with strong sales in Japan in particular.

17.   And some retailers continue to deliver strong sales.

18.   And Wall Street has basked in the profits from strong sales of new securities and rising stock prices, notwithstanding the fact that bond prices have fallen.

19.   Another factor has been the fear that demand for chips, which has been fueled by strong worldwide sales of personal computers, may end at any time.

20.   And though the malls hope for strong sales, they acknowledge that there will be a fair share of lookers in the crowds this weekend.