51.   Investors, analysts and customers of the Oracle Corp. have grown accustomed to hearing its executives make caustic remarks about competitors.

52.   Investors coming around to this view will be less inclined to trust forecasts company executives make.

53.   MCA is typical of the fast-paced American approach, where top executives often make quick decisions and act upon them immediately.

54.   McGraw never apologized, but National League executives made amends.

55.   Network executives must make those costs come from their normal budgets, most of them said.

56.   Nomura though, had already told the press that two executives had made illegal payments before authorities made any announcement in March.

57.   Often, if a successful young executive does not make partner, he leaves the firm to work for a competitor.

58.   Of course, few if any executives make career decisions based on their options packages alone.

59.   One benefit is that decisions are made by executives who are closer to the marketplace.

60.   Otherwise, how can television executives make the case to advertisers that buying air time will boost their sales?