Under the law, there is no limit on the total that executives from the same business can give.

But in recent months, some safety directors said executives had given them more influence.

And other executives gave examples of the hypergrowth that continues to set the Valley apart.

Most executives would give a right arm for the chance, perhaps the left, too.

As a matter of policy, executives do not give interviews.

He said the magazine was "going on hiatus," but other executives gave it less than a 50-50 chance of being revived.

The American executives gave the trade agreement some credit for helping to open the market a little.

Even so, its shares gained more than 12 percent as the company's executives gave a positive outlook for the rest of the year.

Moreover, Enron and its executives gave $2.4 million to federal candidates in the last election, more than any other energy company.

The executive gave it another few seconds of thought, then stood.