1.  Attempts to close just one executive department, Education, foundered.

2.  Baker said that some Clinton administration holdovers in various executive departments continue to be troublesome for the NRA.

3.  Busby served as the liaison between the executive departments and the White House.

4.  But that number bears no real relationship to actual spending, which is spread around the executive departments and almost certainly reaches many millions of dollars.

5.  For the Stars, there is a clear line between the hockey operations department and the executive department.

6.  In May, President Bush issued a directive to the heads of the executive departments and agencies to reduce energy use at federal buildings.

7.  President Clinton ordered all executive departments and agencies to issue documents in clear English and avoid wordy technical jargon that often confuses the public.

8.  The debate has also underscored the widely varying approaches to disclosure among executive departments and independent agencies.

9.  The Contract called for a balanced budget, a reduction in federal regulations, and the abolition of some executive departments.

10.  The issue has also underscored the differences in disclosure among executive departments and independent agencies.