1.   The finished result is like a small cable.

2.   When he ran a small cable network in San Francisco, Hindery refused to carry the sport.

3.   Also, the company says its earnings this year will exceed expectations and that it has agreed to form joint ventures with five small cable operators.

4.   Dole also won passage of a proposal sought by Time Warner that eliminated programming discounts for small cable operators.

5.   Effros formerly headed an association that represented small cable operators in the United States.

6.   He cited a provision in the regulations that gives certain small cable systems far more flexibility to raise prices than their larger counterparts.

7.   In a cable-stayed bridge, the small cables attach directly to the tower and splay out like the strings of a harp.

8.   In a move that could have immediate impact on consumers, the bill would eliminate price controls on small cable companies, exposing customers to possibly exorbitant rate hikes.

9.   In addition, small cable operators say they are feeling the brunt of the sharp increases in programming costs.

10.   Lawrence Brilliant, the chief executive of Softnet, hopes that the deal will enable his company to offer small cable operators a direct satellite link to the Internet.