1.   Executives said there can be no compensation because the well was sabotaged, something community leaders reluctantly acknowledged.

2.   Financial industry executives said the proposed taxes would have dampened institutional investment, particularly by foreigners.

3.   Industry executives said it was the union that broke off talks, but Wells said the Decision to suspend negotiations was mutual.

4.   Top company executives say they are well aware of the tendency of big companies to become more bureaucratic.

5.   Executives say they are leery of the proposed system.

6.   All three executives said they hoped to avoid layoffs as a result of losing their Citibank assignments.

7.   Although that sentiment still dominates, industry executives say such advertisers have begun to experiment more with Internet advertising campaigns.

8.   Also, industry executives say that corporations with existing venture capital arms are increasingly active.

9.   Although this executive said that providing an occasional favor like this was common in the industry, the regularity with which Mattel did it was unique.

10.   Although ABC declined to comment officially, executives there said that no final decision had been made.