41.   But Nashville executives had quite another view of the legendary star and his music.

42.   But pharmaceutical executives did not have much interest in the tiny pediatric market.

43.   But perhaps Naya executives have only themselves to blame.

44.   But that will change if executives like Kurt Baumann of PSINet have their way.

45.   But regular casino-goers here say the executives have nothing to worry about.

46.   But the executives had exceptional access to top administration officials, enabling them to present their arguments.

47.   But the plans were scrapped, in part because executives had concerns about the wise-guy image of a TV character who was under FBI investigation.

48.   But the Amazon view is that publishing executives have to face certain facts.

49.   But Volkswagen executives had until Tuesday insisted that compensating victims was a government responsibility, because the company had been acting on government orders.

50.   But when it came to buying a computer for personal use, even corporate executives had to think twice about Thinkpads.