21.   MITI officials and university researchers say that despite the failure to confirm cold fusion, the gamble was worth it, given the potential payoff.

22.   Now drugs are seen as offering the biggest potential payoff.

23.   Other firms have noticed that increasingly sophisticated investors realize the potential payoffs of IPOs.

24.   Others are not ready to walk away from steady incomes and potential future payoffs when their companies go public.

25.   Still, the potential payoff is big.

26.   The potential payoffs?

27.   The project was a huge gamble, but the kind of bold risk a real leader takes, with potential major payoff for the city.

28.   The potential electoral payoff for Yeltsin is a matter of pride and imagery.

29.   The potential payoffs are bigger than ever.

30.   The potential payoffs seemed immense.