1.   It is a temptation they should resist, not least because much consumer activism has been fostered by big business itself.

2.   Just possibly, consumer activism really can play a part in making the world a better place.

3.   The man who has made a career of consumer activism had an unusual pitch to make.

4.   It also has spurred fights, a black market and unusual consumer activism.

5.   There is almost no tradition of consumer activism in Japan.