11.   Among the difficulties in prosecuting such cases is that they are perceived as less serious than violent crimes, industry observers said.

12.   Among those scheduled to appear are experts on intellectual property rights, microprocessor and computer design, securities analysts and computer industry observers, he said.

13.   Analysts and industry observers said it became apparent that Stepanian was standing in the way of a successful combination.

14.   Analysts and industry observers say Ovitz and Eisner will have to work in tandem if their relationship is to succeed.

15.   Analysts and industry observers are giving holiday sales projections that are all over the board.

16.   And although PricewaterhouseCoopers declined to discuss the potential financial rewards of the deal to its partners, industry observers said they would be extremely lucrative and hard to resist.

17.   And double-breasted, which many men have never left, looks new again to industry observers.

18.   And in the minds of many Bell officials and industry observers, he took his time doing it.

19.   As a result, he and other industry observers said the cumbersome process may deter consumers from switching to other carriers.

20.   AOL was forced to make the move, industry observers said, to keep pace with competitors who routinely charge flat monthly rates.