41.   Company executives acknowledged Thursday that the new plan, set to take effect next month, will be less profitable than the earlier, hourly pricing plan.

42.   Company executives acknowledge the delicacy of the situation.

43.   Company executives acknowledged the Web banking service had some early problems, but said they had instituted procedures intended to prohibit fraudulent practices.

44.   Critical Path executives acknowledged that they must win back Wall Street to improve a tarnished reputation.

45.   Daimler executives acknowledged Thursday night that he had been successful in that role.

46.   DaimlerChrysler executives acknowledge that some employees here are worried about the effects of the merger.

47.   De Beers executives have certainly acknowledged the pragmatism behind their decision.

48.   Despite all the high-tech measures, industry executives acknowledge that the solution to keep Internet smut away from kids ultimately rests with parents.

49.   Dreamworks executives acknowledged that starting a studio was far more difficult then its founders had expected, despite their clout and money.

50.   During a conference call with securities analysts, Northrop Grumman executives tacitly acknowledged that their offer was inferior to the all-cash bid from General Dynamics.