1.   As she sits at a sidewalk table at an Italian restaurant, there are a few flickers of recognition from the lunch crowd.

2.   But competition from newer bars and restaurants had cut into business, and the loss of the lunch crowd was seemingly a fatal blow.

3.   During the day, G-rated Ybor draws cruise ship vacationers, visiting conventioneers and a lunch crowd from downtown offices.

4.   Four blocks from the depot, the lunch crowd stood two deep in the Beacon Cafe as Eddie pushed through the door and dropped his seabag by a stool.

5.   Four blocks from the depot, the lunch crowd already stood two deep inside the Beacon Cafe.

6.   Half a mile away, in the business sector, the shops are already open and the restaurants are getting ready for the lunch crowd.

7.   She fingered her cigarettes nervously and, as soon as the lunch crowd had left, she lighted up and asked for coffee.

8.   Some members of the lunch crowd at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant in Manchester seemed underwhelmed as Forbes visited their tables, making awkward small talk and asking for votes.

9.   Tables were still set for a lunch crowd that never showed up.

10.   The business lunch crowd has been strong enough to keep Coffee from advertising.