21.   He said most established players approach the preseason the same way.

22.   Humphreys said that while some dot-coms may disappear, plenty of dot-coms and established traditional players will continue to grow their Internet businesses.

23.   I know guys we got in return are pretty good players, but the guys we got rid of are established players.

24.   In a number of cases, established players have joined forces with new-economy companies to beef up their Web operations.

25.   In many industries, the established players may do just fine.

26.   In trading Green and next Carlos Delgado, their slugging first baseman, the Blue Jays said they wanted established players in return, no prospects for them.

27.   It took a while for Lewis, who joined the Raiders as a free agent in the off-season, and the established players to get used to each other.

28.   It is an established player in the communications chip business with strong ties to customers such as Nortel Networks and Cisco Systems.

29.   Jim Leyritz was brash, eager to inflate his worth, the occasional irritant to established players.

30.   Later-stage opportunities are drawing attention from established players as well as newcomers.