1.   And business executives do not see much slackening in the demand for workers, young or old.

2.   And in perhaps the most extreme example of what many magazine executives see as a troubling trend toward heavy editorial pressure from big advertisers, IBM has struck back.

3.   And some fund executives saw their compensation decline sharply.

4.   Another executive saw economic reasons for the Blue Jays to make the deal.

5.   Are these relationships fraying, or do the tech executives see such cross-currents as a normal part of doing business?

6.   Appliance industry executives saw signs of their own downturn as early as March, when dealers started cutting back on orders as unsold goods piled up.

7.   As tobacco executives see it, adult smokers have certain unfortunate tendencies.

8.   Asked when studio executives would see it, one executive laughed.

9.   At minimum, it will be a tricky logistical operation, especially given that each executive sees the editorial identity and mix somewhat differently.

10.   At the beginning, GM executives saw the strikes as a challenge to their right as managers to decide which factories deserved new investments and which did not.