1 The government instituted a consumer protection agency.

2 Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.

3 Consumer confidence is currently at a low ebb.

4 Firms have to be responsive to consumer demand.

5 Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.

6 We need more feedback from the consumer in order to improve our goods.

7 The UK is the biggest consumer of tropical hardwoods after Japan.

8 The boom was fuelled by accelerated demand for consumer products.

9 We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.

10 The Consumer Federation claims banks are ripping you off by not passing along savings on interest rates.

11 Consumer groups are demanding greater consistency in the labelling of food products.

12 For a monthly flat fee, paid by the consumer or employer, HMOs provide a specified list of medical services both in and outside the hospital.

13 A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.

14 Low consumer demand has forced us to mark down a wide range of goods, sometimes by as much as 30%.

15 In the field of consumer electronics, Philips is determined to remain a world leader.

16 Stronger legal safeguards are needed to protect the consumer.

17 Computers became a consumer item in the early 1990s.

18 Consumer confidence reached an all-time low in September.

19 The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.

20 The company collects information about consumer trends.

21 Consumer confidence reached a 30-year high.

22 Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to ￡9.75 billion.

23 Consumer spending was down by 0.1% last month.

24 Tax cuts will boost consumer confidence after the recession.

25 New consumer credit fell to $3.7 billion in August.

26 Credit is the life-blood of the consumer society.

27 It is essential that the public sector orientates itself more towards the consumer.

28 As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods.

29 Trading has been adversely affected by the downturn in consumer spending.

30 The author builds up a useful composite picture of contemporary consumer culture.

1 The government instituted a consumer protection agency.

2 Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.

3 Consumer confidence is currently at a low ebb.

4 Firms have to be responsive to consumer demand.

5 It is essential that the public sector orientates itself more towards the consumer.

6 Rising consumer sales have the effect of spurring the economy to faster growth.

7 The UK is the biggest consumer of tropical hardwoods after Japan.

8 The boom was fuelled by accelerated demand for consumer products.

9 We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.

10 The Consumer Federation claims banks are ripping you off by not passing along savings on interest rates.

11 Consumer groups are demanding greater consistency in the labelling of food products.

12 As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods.

13 For a monthly flat fee, paid by the consumer or employer, HMOs provide a specified list of medical services both in and outside the hospital.

14 A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.

15 Trading has been adversely affected by the downturn in consumer spending.

16 Low consumer demand has forced us to mark down a wide range of goods, sometimes by as much as 30%.

17 The author builds up a useful composite picture of contemporary consumer culture.

18 In the field of consumer electronics, Philips is determined to remain a world leader.

19 Consumer spending grew unchecked.

20 In a consumer taste test, Coke went up against Pepsi.

31 We are living in a consumer society.

32 Consumer demand led to higher imports of manufactured goods.

33 Price rises should restrain consumer spending.

34 Consumer spending is buffering the effects of the recession.

35 Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.

36 We are living in a consumer culture.

37 The plan has attracted criticism from consumer groups.

38 This will deal a blow to consumer confidence.

39 Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending.

40 Businesses must synchronize their production choices with consumer choices.

41 The latest price rises mean that the real loser, as usual, is the consumer.

42 Consumer hoarding of limited goods, such as gasoline and paper, is creating shortages in stores.

43 The government had been projecting a 5% consumer price increase for the entire year.

44 South Korea's imports of consumer products jumped 33% in this year.

45 It will offer a wider choice of goods for the consumer .

46 Consumer spending is often a good index of public confidence in the economy.

47 Some economists disputed whether consumer spending is as strong as the figures suggest.

48 Consumer pressure is being put upon the food industry to cut down on factory farming methods.

49 Consumer spending was the driving force behind the economic growth in the summer.

50 Consumer groups still hold out hope that the president will change his mind.

51 Shares in retail businesses were marked up on the news that consumer spending rose last month.

52 The factories are staying open all weekend to try to meet the consumer demand for this product.

53 The country could face a consumer boycott of its beef exports.

54 What can be done to protect the ordinary consumer from unscrupulous service operators?

55 The costs of daily consumer goods have been hiked at two times.

56 The survey on consumer taste was commissioned by local stores.

57 In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.

58 Careful spending has gone out of fashion in our consumer society.

59 Click here to join our live webcast Current Consumer Issues.

60 In recent years we have seen greater emphasis than heretofore on the voice of the consumer.

61 Social class is a major determinant of consumer spending patterns.

62 There was further evidence of grey consumer power last week, when Ford revealed a car designed with elderly people in mind.

63 Consumer groups were urging school cafeterias to serve healthier food.

64 Supply normally exceeds demand for the bulk of consumer goods.

65 Consumer spending has more than doubled in the last ten years.

66 Consumer spending grew unchecked.

67 Such laws could protect the consumer from harmful or dangerous remedies.

68 The drop in consumer spending reflects concern about the economy.

69 Any increase in our costs will have to be passed on to the consumer.

70 Food production, processing and marketing are different links in the chain from farmer to consumer.

71 In a consumer taste test, Coke went up against Pepsi.

72 The government hopes to increase consumer demand and therefore industrial production by reflating .

73 The consumer has become a major concern for this government.

74 The company has been hard hit by the drop in consumer confidence.

75 Consumer watchdogs have accused banks of "appalling arrogance" in the way they treat customers.

76 Government policy encouraged a consumer boom followed by a deep recession.

77 The net result will be higher costs to the consumer.

78 The group is calling for a mass consumer boycott of these products.

79 Most of their oil revenues are used to finance imports of consumer and capital goods.

80 Some shops are bowing to consumer pressure and stocking organically grown vegetables.

81 Consumer preferences were placed in rank order from 1 to 5.

82 It was cashing in a spectacular consumer boom.

83 Sales promotion activities are particularly applicable to consumer products.

84 The consumer would tape the event with a camcorder.

85 Consumer and building stocks were the major casualties.

86 Consumer goods manufacturers averaged only 12.5 percent.

87 They have the brand name and consumer mind share.

88 As a consumer I am more ambivalent.

89 We will improve consumer representation on government advisory committees.

90 The increase in living standards in the twenties was accompanied by a relatively much greater increase in consumer borrowing.

91 Imports of capital goods rose 50. 7 percent and consumer goods almost doubled in 1995, it said.

92 Investors were concerned that allegations of corruption against the ruling party would hurt consumer confidence and economic growth.

93 Democrats are allied with the trial lawyers and some consumer groups.

94 Labour consumer affairs spokesman Nigel Griffiths warned Sega and Nintendo they had three weeks to act.

95 That is where so much of the consumer boom of the 1980s came from.

96 Coupons generated electronically at the cash register are popular across the country, because they mirror consumer preferences.

97 This is a utilitarian relationship with nature, in which it becomes a treasure chest of consumer goodies.

98 But the results of the Christmas consumer test will give new heart to anyone browned off by the festive ripoff syndrome.

99 The Government produced in the autumn statement a graph of consumer confidence.

100 A new consumer product must be introduced with a suitable advertising campaign to arouse an interest in it.

101 The bank rate sets the trend for home, vehicle and other consumer loans.

102 However, consumer boycotts can often do more harm than good.

103 Prosperity, too, had been the product of small enterprises and a lengthy consumer boom financed by credit.

104 Ten consumer groups, along with some veterinarians and meat inspectors, are urging even tougher action.

105 The courts can obtain payments for those in arrears with consumer credit agreements.

106 In peacetime, the business became legitimate and was fueled by a consumer boom.

107 The warning coincided with new figures showing consumer borrowing in October at a 14-year high.

108 Greater consumer access to the Internet has boosted electronic retailing.

109 All other aspects of demand can then be deduced once we have analysed this consumer choice situation.

110 The survey showed that consumer concern about the economy was the single biggest factor affecting the building business in 1993.

111 Such agencies utilise consumer panels(http://), readership surveys and television audience measurement to generate their information. 17.

112 Previously, the Fed reported that consumer borrowing rose $ 10. 6 billion during October.

113 The single-minded mission of commercial television today is to produce audiences for sale to advertisers of consumer goods and services.

114 Without a viable alternative, the impact of higher taxes is to raise business costs and reduce consumer incomes.

115 Renate Ku nast, the new food and agriculture minister, will also have responsibility for consumer affairs.

116 The monopolist is normally considered to exploit consumers by charging a high price and thereby destroying some consumer surplus.

117 Labour consumer affairs spokesman Nigel Griffiths has given Sega and Nintendo a three-week deadline to act.

118 With exports flagging, Thaksin wants to boost consumer confidence and spending.

119 A direct marketing channel moves goods directly from manufacturer to consumer.

120 It is the force which subjects producers and resource suppliers to the dictates of buyer or consumer sovereignty.

121 But the buyers were mostly charter members of the class of consumer dubbed early adopters.

122 The company operates retail stores that sell furniture, bedding, appliances and consumer electronics.

123 That change would be in the best interests of the meat industry, the consumer and animal welfare.

124 As part of the new consumer protection arrangements, a Pensions Ombudsman with wide-ranging powers has recently been appointed.

125 Consumer goods occupy a much more contradictory place in the circulation and realisation of capital than do fixed assets.

126 Such increases could renew corporate efforts to cut medical costs by passing them on to employees, thus further arousing consumer anxiety.

127 In both the music business and the consumer electronics business, a whole lot of shaking out has been going on.

128 The computer department is attached to the consumer products division.

129 The disproportionate population of samurai attracted vast numbers of retailers, craftsmen and servants to service the large and wealthy consumer market.

130 Small quantities of chemical products and consumer goods are exported to neighbouring Arab countries.

131 First, by minimizing conversion capital costs while backing out of expensive oil we conserve both capital and consumer resources.

132 The law does not allow the consumer to ignore the intermediate links in the chain.

133 The service validates the tokens as authentic and sends the reports to the consumer.

134 Table 4-I is a hypothetical demand schedule for a single consumer who is purchasing bushels of corn.

135 You must, in short, become a born-again consumer, redeem yourself, and find peace.

136 In particular, more research is needed to ascertain how the voice of the consumer may best be heard.

137 But the Consumer Credit Trade Association was concerned about the cost of insurance, as an extra burden for consumers.

138 However, that position has been radically altered by the Consumer Credit Act 1974.

139 These consumer behavior models fail to acknowledge that there are many types of consumers.

139 is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.

140 Whether you're buying online or off, the Net is an invaluable mine of consumer advice.

141 I.. Because all meat and poultry must be inspected, the consumer expects to buy only wholesome products.

142 The flavor is different from that of pasteurized milk and this may mean that time will be required for consumer acceptance.

143 In both instances, however, the cost to the consumer is dirt cheap.

144 Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of economic activity.

145 But these outcasts of the consumer boom have learned to make even a forlorn hope go a long way.

146 A further outcry from consumer groups and fire brigade unions is expected over the dangers from fire.

147 Labour's energy spokesman says the decision is bad news for the consumer and a hammer blow for the coal industry.

148 E-commerce hasn't significantly altered consumer behavior, experts say, adding that the death of malls was exaggerated.

149 Lower interest rates designed to pep up the corporate sector threaten to add more fuel to the consumer boom.

150 The flapper had to be a good consumer, keeping up with fashion and buying the latest in beauty products.

151 Its members include major airlines, automakers, labor unions, medical societies, consumer groups and some insurance companies.

152 The government calculated its figures on the basis of the growth rate of consumer prices on an annual basis.

153 There would be a counterpart increase in consumer saving as the unpersuaded allowed their bank balances to grow and repaid their debts.

154 Testing and league tables were established for the consumer and were supposed to make schools more accountable to parents.

155 It is largely our need for electricity and transport and our demand for consumer goods that ultimately leads to acid rain.

156 It is the principal supplier of investment goods and armaments and an increasingly important producer of consumer and export goods.

157 Under the Consumer Credit Act the credit card company is also liable for any breach of contract.

158 Decision-process models also assume that consumer learning and experience will build up and affect future purchase situations.

159 Market segmentation is especially important in consumer markets, where the numbers of potential buyers can be measured in millions.

160 The tests offer for pushchairs and baby buggies comes from Cheshire's trading standards service as part of National Consumer Week.

161 But most people in Hanoi could not afford consumer luxuries, and even acquiring necessities was a full-time job.

162 Consumer groups wished to give the Annex the status of a blacklist.

163 Consumer goods are a symbol of prestige in an affluent society.

164 Our company's adaptation to shifting consumer tastes has been a great success.

165 As agricultural specialization increased and farmers became less self-sufficient they, too, had consumer needs to be catered for.

166 For instance, the company is attempting to bring Internet access to a mass consumer audience through an agreement with Continental Cablevision.

167 If more, then the consumer will be willing to pay for the admission ticket.

168 A consumer advisory board would be formed of any state resident who paid $ 10 to join.

169 The date is carefully selected in consultation with merchant and consumer associations, he said.

170 Then he starts buying large consumer stocks and big brand names.

171 Social class is a major behavioural determinant of consumer buying behaviour, and its importance is widely acknowledged by marketers.

172 One reason cassette players and other consumer electronics are played so loud, Hull said, is the phenomenon of auditory adaption.

173 Two other reports Tuesday bespoke consumer mettle and retail strength.

174 For example, regulation may bring benefits in terms of consumer protection but add costs by making firms less competitive.

175 All the artificial constraints of maintaining a regulated monopoly mean that it is not in the best interests of the consumer.

176 Consumer affairs spokesman Mr Griffiths accused games firms of rigging the market - forcing shoppers to buy, rather than rent.

177 Programme S.TODAY, 21.10.93SNA A director of a bust timeshare firm has admitted breaching strict consumer protection laws.

178 A consumer process needs to submit a transaction (representing an order in Figure 8).

179 Consumer products are those that are directed to ultimate consumers.

180 Lam, who was also the firm's Beijing managing partner, practices in all areas of contentious and non-contentious IP, with a particular emphasis on consumer electronics and telecommunications.

181 SME loans, lease financing guarantees for the individual consumer loan guarantees; Foreign investment.

182 If the product doesn't do what it is advertized to do, wouldn't the consumer want their money returned?

183 The market for the food consumer’s dollar seems to be highly contestable, even when only a small handful of retailers survive the cost competition.

184 Within the consumer behavior literature alone, literally thousands of lifestyle research citations occur.

185 Self - concept and consumer motivation have psychological impact on consumers. And they are also the deep-rooted factors to impact individual consumption behavior.

186 Institutional leaders will be those that harness a consumer triple play convergence (acquisition, retention, conversation) and cross-product, cross-channel orchestration.

187 Eventually, the cost of most credit would rise – from business and consumer loans to home mortgages, auto financing and credit cards.

188 The Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday releases data on consumer spending and income in September.

189 This service requires the ScheduleProcessing interface to request that the consumer process the completed schedule.

190 But, by the middle of the next decade , inflation had fallen dramatically, easing consumer concerns.

191 I want to change that consumer orientation and show how much is enough, Abercrombie Clothing Uk Sale, " Cerin said."

192 Physician practices, healthcare systems, and hospitals usually use some sort of healthcare reservation system to improve consumer engagement, increase operational efficiency, and decrease costs.

193 It does not require consumer dynamic routing -- all of the service invocation requests are always routed to the intermediary.

194 The rate of consumer price inflation continued to drop to 4.6 per cent, from 4.9 per cent, while factory-gate inflation also moderated from 10.1 per cent in August to 9.1 per cent.

195 Consumer Culture (1960-63) chronicles American Pop's explosion, from Roy Lichtenstein's cartoon-based paintings to Claes Oldenburg's Store and Andy Warhol's Factory.

196 If consumer knows only, be fleeciness cotton at this moment, the person that be sold possibly again is shoddy.

197 Motorola's Ultra-Broadband solutions easily satisfy the growing consumer demand for advanced services by enabling fiber-fast throughput capacity with lower total cost of operations and maintenance.

198 Consumer most those who be afraid of is, when paying, inn-keeper says well, but wait after paying bill, changed immediately face, a little necessary gadgety , also want to add bank note additionally.