21.   A former management consultant, Gerstner is a firm believer that big companies can be made to work.

22.   A one-time furrier, Rifkin is a firm believer in New Age philosophies.

23.   A firm believer in creating beauty from the discarded, Cole built her house piecemeal, using lumber she salvaged from the Lockhart Cotton Compress.

24.   A firm believer in marketing from his Coca-Cola days, Fox broke new ground with well-honed television commercials and polling to take the pulse of the people.

25.   Bryd said she is a firm believer that editorials must do more than react to events of the day and offer praise and criticism for decisions already made.

26.   Brown is a firm believer that wine is made in the vineyard.

27.   Burns was a firm believer that ice time had to be earned via production.

28.   Bush is a firm believer in the North American Free-Trade Agreement, and he plans ahead on trade.

29.   But Albright is a firm believer in public diplomacy, and it was her public stand that drew immediate cries of bias from Palestinians.

30.   But he also is a firm believer in letting a coach choose not only his own methods but his own assistants.