101.   And Nynex executives said recently that investors should not read too much into them.

102.   And Occel executives have said the move could frighten foreign investors, as it represents a clear change in the rules of the game.

103.   And several business executives say they are looking into bringing back some of the changes.

104.   And some of the California stores have experienced lower sales because of temporary power outages, Whole Foods executives said.

105.   And smaller versions will appear in upscale American malls soon after, Sephora executives said.

106.   And some business executives said they feared the wrangling could kill the legislation.

107.   And news executives said they planned to scale back their coverage in the coming days.

108.   And this time Sun executives say they really mean it.

109.   And Umax executives said the company was still waiting to receive the new software, which Apple was late in delivering.

110.   And the increase is expected to come without an increase in programming costs, company executives said.