1.   According to industry officials, a new breed of digital phone transmits in computer code that is much more difficult to intercept.

2.   The cheaper second-hand vehicles will likely eat into demand for new cars, industry officials say.

3.   Although automakers have developed electric cars, industry officials say their limited range and high price make them unattractive to most consumers.

4.   Although some industry officials expressed concern that the regional market could become saturated, most contend that the demand for gambling around the country still exceeds the supply.

5.   Although many industry officials deny that nicotine is addictive, recent medical research has strengthened the case for considering it so.

6.   An advisory board of academics, telecommunications experts and industry officials will assist the commission.

7.   Among Northeast Utility executives, outside critics and other industry officials, there tend to be three views.

8.   Analysts and industry officials say several factors are working in concert to stem a retail price increase.

9.   An administration official said such a congressional request for documents was not unusual, although industry officials disagreed on whether Chao could use executive privilege for some documents.

10.   An aging infrastructure of transmission lines, gas pipelines and generating plants is the major factor behind skyrocketing electricity prices in California, industry officials say.