11.   A group of investors led by Saudi prince Al Waleed bin Talal has also made an offer, said the executive.

12.   A number of other lawsuits arose in response to the severance pay issue, but most are close to being settled, a Keyspan executive said.

13.   A number of Enron assets were being examined, including some that have already been used to obtain other loans, the executives said.

14.   A lot of it seems to depend on who you deal with at the tax agency, mining executives said.

15.   A more relaxed attitude toward beauty has been emerging, based on research showing that women reject a forced standard, advertising executives said.

16.   A Sun-Apple deal, executives said, would have been far easier to consummate before Apple joined in the IBM alliance.

17.   Acer Inc. expects profit growth to slow this year because of a drop in chip prices and rising competition in the international PC market, a senior executive said.

18.   Advance, these executives said, initially joined the QVC bidding team last fall when it included Tele-Communications.

19.   ADT, however, said company executives and a consultant had based their investment decision on information filed with the SEC.

20.   All of the women are attractive but represent a broader range of beauty in terms of age and ethnicity than the young supermodel, executives said.