61.   Some business surveys portend a critical shortage of top executive talent in the next five years.

62.   Spielberg similarly is expected to attract top talent.

63.   Such was the defection of top talent that a show saluting American artists was reduced to padding the bill with Stomp, a British percussion ensemble.

64.   Sullivan prided himself on attracting top musical talent, and it hurt his show not to have The Doors on more than once.

65.   Tercek left Sony, too, part of a remarkable recent hemorrhage of top executive talent from that company.

66.   That would defeat the goal of showcasing the top talent, and would be unfair to players on teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, which have many foreigners.

67.   The decision on Friday by Jim Wiatt to quit as co-chairman of International Creative Management, one of the top talent agencies, has rippled across Hollywood.

68.   The management pays top dollar for top talent and trounces the competition.

69.   The once-insular company is turning to the long-distance market for top executive talent.

70.   The new approach aims to compete with countries like current world champ Brazil, where pro leagues provide their top talent with frequent chances to play together.