91.   If the executives of Sun Microsystems Inc. ever have nightmares, they probably dream about people like Mark Lucas.

92.   If senior executives have trouble convincing this group, they are likely to experience much more difficulty with others.

93.   If any executive has fast become the model of the new monied class it is Meg Whitman, chief executive of eBay, the online auction site.

94.   If Cisco executives have their way, the high-tech giant will only get bigger.

95.   In all cases, these executives will have to impress an audience of investors and directors who are showing a growing hunger for quick results.

96.   In addition to changing management style, non-Japanese executives are having a more subtle influence.

97.   In carrying out their tasks, the two executives have not had their owners telling them what to do or trying to do their jobs for them.

98.   In other cases, executives had inflated earnings by manipulating the amounts set aside for future costs like loan losses, sales returns or warranty costs.

99.   In recent months, Livent executives have repeatedly surprised investors with announcements that they would have to reduce their income by tens of millions of dollars.

100.   In setting the line, executives have a tendency to focus on the short term.