1.   Analysts anticipate a decline because many sources of income that helped propel sales higher during the second part of the year have waned.

2.   And Bandai, a software maker, underestimated the importance of popular games needed to propel sales of the Pippen.

3.   But something other than price propels the sale of the Sox beyond a mere business transaction.

4.   Companies are not counting on top-line growth and, therefore, not counting on economic growth to propel their sales.

5.   GM said its stronger sales were propelled by rebates it began offering in mid-July, while Honda and Toyota have been passing on savings from the weak yen.

6.   Honda is also betting on minivans and other sport-utility models to propel its sales in Japan, Kawamoto said.

7.   It expects to miss earnings forecasts for the full year at a time when the strong economy has propelled sales at other big chains.

8.   Last holiday season, a flood of new multimedia software titles helped propel the sale of PCs equipped with CD-ROM drives.

9.   Last year, Internet gaming was being touted as the killer application that would propel sales of PC games.

10.   Sales are being propelled by land-based and wireless phone service providers seeking to expand or build networks.