1.   Almost lost in the tumult was a parade of network executives confessing their errors and promising that new procedures would prevent future debacles.

2.   Although ABC said its purpose was not to rehash the case, network executives and representatives from Food Lion traded familiar and largely self-serving accusations anyway.

3.   Also, network executives annually bemoan the lack of original programming during the summer.

4.   American television network executives said, however, prices in Cuba are unusually steep.

5.   And even possible semifinals matchups of Orlando-Chicago and New York-Indiana only tickle the imagination of TV networks executives in the Eastern time zone.

6.   And certainly some network executives resent the constant unfavorable comparisons between the freedoms of cable and the limits of network television.

7.   And network executives are particularly attentive to the national mood these days.

8.   And network executives will likely respond by looking for shows that will interest this group.

9.   And since so many hit shows are geared to the young, network executives are insisting that only the young can write for the young.

10.   And the network executives twist and tweak the numbers to look their best.