91.   And some executives say that even with improvements, cross-breeding is inefficient compared with genetic engineering.

92.   And some executives say the pressure for Japanese companies to move factories out of Japan will continue.

93.   And some Wall Street executives say the wrong tone can be set.

94.   And league executives say they have not been told by the union that a strike authorization vote had been taken.

95.   And that box office was driven largely by female moviegoers, who are an increasingly potent force, producers and studio executives say.

96.   And much of that savings will be passed on to consumers, executives said.

97.   And the back-up had a lot more money, Fox executives said.

98.   And Noggin executives said that their mission was simply to do research to provide a better, more appealing educational channel for children.

99.   And one executive said that efforts to sell it to the TNT or Showtime cable channels did not seem to be working out.

100.   And one industry executive said there was little incentive to even try to import such materials.