51.   And Tuesday night several drug company officials said that they would be happy to resolve the dispute without a lengthy trial.

52.   And while several years of falling profits will likely end this year, company officials said the building industry is still sluggish.

53.   And while the choice of aircraft may be risky in terms of passenger acceptance - jets will usually win out over propeller airplanes - company officials defend their aircraft.

54.   Announced in March, Teledesic has yet to apply for its licenses, company officials said.

55.   Another company official said the settlement was reached amicably.

56.   Arco will lease eight floors of the building at South Hope Street, company officials said Wednesday.

57.   As a private company, Texel will reorganize its business strategy and financial structure with perhaps an eye on selling stock at some future date, company officials said.

58.   As a result, a company official acknowledged Thursday, indictments are also expected in Alaska and New York.

59.   Apple is known to be working on such devices, but last week company officials flatly denied that these machines would be on display at MacWorld.

60.   As barriers like auto-response systems are devised, consumers will need more ingenuity to reach company officials directly.