51.   Auto makers and industry groups say the standard set by the Court of Appeals and by courts in other states could prompt a torrent of lawsuits.

52.   Awkwardly for Stoiber, who is known for his economic competence and friendly relations with big business, German industry groups strongly support the bill.

53.   Because chemical stocks performed better than the overall market this year, people are moving into other industry groups, Koller said.

54.   Banking industry groups, led by the Bankers Roundtable in Washington, quickly endorsed the legislation.

55.   Bauer Meat Co. officials declined to comment, referring phone calls to the National Meat Association, a California-based industry group.

56.   Beyond the standard, other industry groups, like Etrust Inc., a nonprofit company, are being set up to verify and enforce privacy standards.

57.   Blame it on the financial and political realities, said Carl Feldbaum, president of the industry trade group called BIO.

58.   Blaming inflation, an insurance industry trade group changed its definition of a catastrophe.

59.   Bloomberg Business News obtained a copy from an industry trade group.

60.   Besides industry groups, politicians are also getting into the fight.