21.   Now the question is whether the Broncos, whose defense has been suspect, can execute the plan as well as the Patriots did.

22.   On Monday, American executives and employees, still raw from the events of September, had the luxury of being able to execute their plan.

23.   Pitching coach Frank Anderson deserves credit, too, Garrido said, but it starts on the mound with those who execute the plan.

24.   Since they had never renovated a house before, they relied heavily on the advice of local friends in making and executing their plan.

25.   Some leaders execute a plan in one place, then decide to take it somewhere else, like New York.

26.   So they drove to the bank, where homeboy executed a plan that seemed, on the surface, brilliant.

27.   Still, Thompson does not have an endless amount of time to execute his plan.

28.   That dynamic changes when consultants execute the plan.

29.   That cost cutting is likely to continue as the Bells execute acquisition plans that resulted in part from deregulation.

30.   The phone companies still have to execute a plan that gets the most out of its customer base and keeps the start-up competition out of their hair.