41.   And one industry executive said there was little incentive to even try to import such materials.

42.   And some aides have quietly promised industry executives and lobbyists that a Bush administration would move swiftly to eliminate it.

43.   And Justice Department officials stressed that point in meetings with industry executives.

44.   And the transition is so mired in intractable problems, squabbles and controversies that some industry executives now worry that the current plan for the digital rollout could fail.

45.   And yet, some industry executives are upbeat.

46.   And travel industry executives say the numbers have almost certainly risen this year.

47.   Another entertainment industry executive, who asked not to be identified because he often works with the White House, was harsher.

48.   Appliance industry executives saw signs of their own downturn as early as March, when dealers started cutting back on orders as unsold goods piled up.

49.   As for the lack of women on automobile assembly lines, industry executives say the reason is that Japanese law prohibits women from working late at night.

50.   As the searches go on, embarrassed brokerage industry executives are wiping the egg off their faces.