11.   And, industry insiders say, it will get worse before it gets better.

12.   At that point, insiders say, he began to lose the ability to determine his own fate.

13.   Bank insiders say the reorganization plan was resisted by Baring Securities and never became a reality.

14.   BBC insiders say the numbers are deceiving, as few minorities are involved in programming.

15.   Beltway insiders say the road to the presidency is not paved in plastic shoes.

16.   Biotech insiders say campaign rhetoric attacking prescription drug prices and promising coverage for seniors is the talk of the industry.

17.   A last-minute buyout by South Korean investors remains possible, the insiders said, but the greater likelihood is that Dialpad will call it quits.

18.   A GOP insider said Bush may skip national Democratic figures altogether, instead appointing a Democratic lawmaker from Texas or a local entrepreneur as education secretary.

19.   A sale of the channel, based in the Cumberland Galleria area of Cobb County, probably would mean its relocation, company insiders say.

20.   Administration insiders said passage of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was the achievement Bentsen was looking for to cap his Washington career.