41.   Auto industry officials say that they are not worried.

42.   Banking industry officials, delighted with the decision, said it went even further than they had requested in curbing regulatory action.

43.   Attending are various oil industry officials.

44.   Auto industry officials had been fretting about both issues for months, and they have already begun lobbying Congress to block both administration initiatives.

45.   Bank and credit card industry officials are skittish about identifying what exactly arouses their suspicions.

46.   Banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions are all getting involved in derivative trading, industry officials say.

47.   Because of the multi-billion-dollar stakes, thrift industry officials expected the Justice Department to appeal.

48.   Bell and long-distance industry officials alike said they were encouraged that the bill was on track again.

49.   Bilateral and multilateral negotiations are ongoing, and industry officials say the final outcome could become clear by Friday.

50.   Big U.S. chemical companies still oppose binding limits on emissions of carbon-based gases, regardless of which ones are specified, industry officials said.