81.   That caused studios and other production companies to think twice before signing over home video rights to Live, one former executive said.

82.   That could be streamlined, CCE executives said.

83.   That plan fell apart when First Union of North Carolina surprised Liberty by acquiring Wachovia, its in-state rival, last month, the executives said.

84.   That, industry executives said, could end up consigning Sun to the same role as the losing personal computer operating systems in the early days of PCs.

85.   That brought business to a virtual halt, executive said.

86.   That could put Philippine refiners at a disadvantage since international crude prices can rise faster or move in opposite directions to Singapore postings, the Caltex executive said.

87.   That number still would be acceptable to owners, the executive said.

88.   That will allow the company to defer paying taxes on the gain in the value of the shares, a Time Warner executive said.

89.   That will guarantee a certain amount of revenue, the executives said, covering programming costs.

90.   The boards of both companies met Wednesday and approved the deal, which had been rumored for some time, the executives said.