11.   Java is seen as the natural choice for network-based computing, and its widespread adoption would pressure Windows.

12.   Most computer security experts say that real security on the Internet awaits the widespread adoption of encryption technology for scrambling data and authenticating messages.

13.   On the good side, the long-term rise in health costs has eased with the widespread adoption of managed care plans.

14.   Such standards make the widespread adoption of a technology easier, since developers and companies are able to use the same technology.

15.   The report calls for the widespread commercial adoption of technologies used to prevent illegal wiretapping of computer data, telephone, cellular and other wireless communications.

16.   The result of the widespread adoption of the telephone, faxes, e-mail messages and computers has been the inability to think creatively, Ms. Stewart said.

17.   The system could herald a shift comparable to the widespread adoption of use-anywhere cards like Visa and Mastercard.

18.   The widespread adoption of fuzzy logic by domestic appliance manufacturers suggests that its value is being recognized.

19.   Though preliminary talks indicate that widespread adoption of the treaty is likely, that is not guaranteed.

20.   Widespread adoption of network computers is a couple of years away and WebTV sets are designed primarily for entertainment, not practical communications.