61.  But anecdotal evidence collected in interviews with corporate executives is not as sanguine.

62.  Bush discussed the economy, tax cuts, technology and education earlier this week in two days of meetings with corporate executives and economists.

63.  But by building elaborate relationships with corporate executives, accounting firms give up their independence, Schilit said.

64.  But Cain is no typical corporate executive.

65.  But corporate executives are generally ecstatic, consumer advocates are increasingly critical and many regulators from the United States have mixed feelings.

66.  But accountants and corporate financial executives say quite a few companies have been aggressively recording revenues on software sales that are not truly complete.

67.  But corporate executives are balking, and NBC and Turner officials believe it represents an opening.

68.  But corporate executives say they are prevented by law from sharing assets between the two entities.

69.  But American corporate executives look over their shoulders and worry.

70.  But faced with those estimates, corporate executives become more willing to bend accounting rules to hide problems or inflate earnings.