31.   President Bill Clinton has promised to veto the bill because, he claims, it would hurt consumers.

32.   Retailers fell amid fears the recent fall in the stock market and overall concern about the economy could hurt consumer spending.

33.   Retailers fell amid concern the recent fall in the stock market and overall concern about the economy could hurt consumer spending.

34.   SBC contended that consumers were hurt by the ruling because it would keep them from using the Bell companies for both local and long-distance service.

35.   Retailers contend that the provision might help American clothing producers but would hurt consumers enormously.

36.   Rising stocks encourage consumers to spend more, while a falling market hurts consumer spending.

37.   Several members of Congress, including GOP presidential hopeful Sen. Orrin Hatch, have said they are extremely concerned about this mega-merger because it may hurt consumers.

38.   Selling the program online hurt Adobe in much the same way that hacking into databases containing personal information can hurt consumers, he said.

39.   Skeptics worry that the new permissiveness could hurt consumers by encouraging useless or even dangerous medical practices.

40.   Some consumer groups, however, argue that the mammoth corporation that would emerge from a Sprint-MCI WorldCom marriage would hurt consumers because it would undermine competition.