1.   An agency creative executive who dominated beauty and fashion advertising for more than three decades before retiring a year ago is back at work.

2.   And unlike lawyers, investment bankers or advertising agency executives, chefs cannot fax in their work when they have to stay home with a sick child.

3.   Another agency executive said he was less concerned about that.

4.   Another top agency media executive was more dismissive.

5.   Batey was not available for comment, and the agency executive in charge of the Singapore Airlines account declined to comment.

6.   A determination must then be made by agency executives whether the potential intelligence gains from a prospective agent outweigh the misconduct.

7.   A number of media and ad agency executives see it as a critical success.

8.   A number of agency executives disagree strongly with that.

9.   A succession of senior agency executives made a series of blunders, and when the failures became clear, responded by throwing more money at them.

10.   According to agency executives, Apple officials have begun talking to several shops.