1.   But his contract is long-term, say WCW executives.

2.   By all accounts, Shaye was loathe to reject these projects, even when he had serious doubts about some of them, say executives who know him.

3.   Even allowing for hyperbole, the MSC is shaping up as a world class project, say executives with big U.S. firms.

4.   Fragmentation, say network executives, means that big blocks of demographically desirable viewers, of the kind coveted by advertisers, are becoming rare.

5.   Selling football to Americans requires patience, say MLS executives.

6.   The changes, say executives close to the firm, have been disruptive to a staff that has already been through rounds of job cuts.

7.   The fact that we are living longer has a lot to do with the falling prices, say industry executives.

8.   The key to TQM, say executives,is the mindset it requires of its disciples.

9.   Ultimately, the newcomers received a combination of cash and notes equal to the guarantees they were given, say executives at the firm.