21.   Although such cross-exhibition already exists within limits, the prospect of more channels and other outlets makes movie production seem an even better deal to cable franchises.

22.   An even better deal.

23.   An employee with coveted skills may have no trouble finding a better deal, a better fit or just a fresh challenge.

24.   And by increasing the number of customers in certain key markets, cable operators can also become more efficient, reduce costs and cut better deals with programmers.

25.   And a merged agency would be more administratively efficient and could better deal with changes within the electric and natural gas industries, he said.

26.   And over the years, unhappy minority shareholders in several Kerkorian-controlled enterprises have fought to get better deals when he bid to get their stock back.

27.   And they are growing impatient for better deals.

28.   Another is to better deal with Chechnya.

29.   And, occasionally, other discount or sale fares may offer a better deal, depending on the route.

30.   Anti-smoking activists insist that most states could have wrested better deals from the tobacco industry by pursuing lawsuits.