21.   Even sugar company executives are predicting that the proposed constitutional amendments will appear on the ballot, though they contend voters will ultimately turn them down.

22.   Executives predict that similar deals will become a mainstay of the new economy.

23.   For several years, cable executives have predicted that they would soon offer a panoply of communications services, including local telephone service and high-speed data delivery.

24.   From the beginning, CBS executives predicted that the evening newscast would suffer most from these affiliation changes.

25.   Free access, America Online executives predicted, will alienate consumers with its tradeoffs and the lack of customer service and support.

26.   IBM executives predict that silicon germanium will put new competitive pressure on the current market for several exotic semiconductor technologies, including gallium arsenide.

27.   If the candidates produce the boring pabulum the TV executives predict, the press will pound them.

28.   In a few years, drug company executives predict, SNP tests will be available for several drugs and several diseases.

29.   In July, when Intel reported its second-quarter results, Intel executives predicted that gross margins would be up in the third quarter.

30.   Industry executives predict such coverage will become harder to find.