1.   Many book industry veterans maintain that any publicity is good publicity.

2.   An industry veteran who made his first fortune by starting Silicon Graphics Inc., Clark had raised the money to launch the company.

3.   An industry veteran, Wolf has a reputation for opportunism.

4.   Analysts said Halliburton already performed so well, with strong earnings despite weak energy prices, that a world diplomat could prove more valuable than an energy industry veteran.

5.   As oil industry veterans, they have unquestioning faith that drilling would have little impact.

6.   At a Christmas party in Los Angeles last year, John Wolf listened as a satellite industry veteran told him how Teledesic Corp. was sure to flop.

7.   Auto industry veterans echoed that sentiment.

8.   Biotech industry veterans want to see how Levinson maintains vitality in an organization that has grown far too large to motivate with Friday afternoon Ho-Hos.

9.   A publishing industry veteran, Chassman set out to do a book of visual art inspired by King.

10.   According to industry veterans, taking kids into top-end restaurants is a relatively new development.