91.  The two did not discuss the idea again, said Willes and several other people close to the talks.

92.  There is a clear willingness to sell the company if an attractive offer comes along, according to people close to the upper ranks at Freedom.

93.  Those investments appear to be ripe for a sale, according to people close to the company.

94.  Time Warner executives are concerned about how much they want to invest in a business so dependent on a single personality, people close to Time Warner said.

95.  Time Warner was considering a second step, according to several people close to the talks.

96.  Two of those accusations were settled internally late last year with financial payments, according to several people close to the arrangements.

97.  We later learn his loyalties lie with the Cigarette-Smoking Man, who orders him to dispatch people close to Mulder and Scully.

98.  Weisz declined to say where Adamson died, out of concern for the safety of people close to Adamson.

99.  Westinghouse is being advised by J.P. Morgan and Roger Altman, the former deputy treasury secretary, according to several people close to the negotiations.

100.  While White House officials dismiss talk of replacing him during a crisis environment, some people close to the administration said frustration with his performance was mounting.