11.   Fifty-nine percent said they are experiencing a shortage of skilled personnel, and the issue was listed among the top five greatest concerns facing the industry.

12.   He also met with other business executives to discuss a shortage of skilled workers facing many industries.

13.   It was one of the weaker cases facing the industry because most secondhand-smoke evidence is far less compelling than evidence linking cigarette smoking to disease.

14.   McCain said members of Congress are cowed facing an industry that can make or break their careers.

15.   NBC has been the most public of the major broadcast networks in discussing the conundrum facing its industry.

16.   One difficulty facing the industry is what to with inevitable over-staffing during the lean period.

17.   Pelosi said she hopes the high-tech tour will give lawmakers a better grasp of issues facing the industry.

18.   RJR says it wants to delay a spinoff until some of the major liability suits facing the industry subside.

19.   Simmons, who will moderate a panel discussion on current challenges facing the industry, said one of the most crucial issues today is a shortage of drilling rigs.

20.   The big questions facing the industry are how large it can grow and whether it will have true staying power.