21.  The petticoat Mafia at the top of the organisation always knew what was going on, often before the top executives themselves.

22.  The women allege that top male executives routinely fondled female employees.

23.  Top executives are generally provided with spacious offices and secretarial and support staff.

24.  Top executives received millions of dollars in kickbacks.

25.  The Celomer factory in Gonfreville has been approved by Deutsche Airbus after top executives carried out a quality audit.

26.  Along the way, Shipley and Harrison were careful not to pull a power play by ousting all the top executives at the banks they were acquiring.

27.  All will keep their jobs, except Mabee and five of his top executives, said Quackenbush.

28.  Along the way, two of the largest record companies, MCA and the Warner Music unit of Time Warner Inc., ousted their top executives.

29.  Already, top executives have been forced to testify before the House, Senate, Federal Communications Commission and the FTC, as well as the European Commission.

30.  Also expect the Basement to offer a bonus retention package to discourage top executives from leaving.