81.   And despite carefully defined restrictions on the patent licenses it gets from Isis, company executives say they can move forward on equal footing with their West Coast competitor.

82.   And a senior executive said more deals are in the works and should be finalized before the end of the year.

83.   And given the strong language in the opinion Tuesday, some industry executives said the FCC might have to go back to the drawing board and devise new regulations.

84.   And executives said they could wring cost savings from the conglomerate by combining operations that customers would not notice.

85.   And executives said they expect double-digit cash-flow growth for the coming year.

86.   And America Online executives say there are a number of benefits to the Netscape deal that are impossible to quantify.

87.   And industry executives said that another Times Mirror paper, The Hartford Courant, is preparing a list of possible reductions in anticipation of a request from Willes.

88.   And executives say it is unfair for the FAA to blame airline scheduling for delays.

89.   And several executives said Evans lacked an increasingly essential understanding of the bottom line.

90.   And Kirch executives say that both the Hollywood movie studios and the soccer league need to accept lower television fees.