1.   And executives have told some regulators that the proposed rule could shave millions off its quarterly profits.

2.   And Rosen testified that his belief that Netscape did not intend to compete with Microsoft was based on what Netscape executives told him then.

3.   Another WB network executive actually told the crowd of advertisers and executives of local affiliates to watch WB to find out how to deal with their children.

4.   As some consumers prepare to boycott gasoline stations Friday to protest high prices, oil company executives told a state legislative hearing Wednesday prices are unlikely to fall soon.

5.   As of late last month, Silicon Graphics executives were still telling analysts that they would meet Wall Street expectations.

6.   Bank of Boston executives told employees they can deliver profits to shareholders on their own, without succumbing to a takeover.

7.   Biovail executives told analysts and reporters about the delay in a telephone conference call.

8.   Boeing and McDonnell Douglas executives told a European Commission merger task force Thursday that their plans to unite will in no way endanger free competition in Europe.

9.   Boeing executives told analysts in a conference call that it could take six to nine months to get all production and parts suppliers back on track.

10.   A Delta Airlines executive told a Senate committee last month that Delta actually saved money by expanding its mental health coverage.