Now, its executives are holding their breath, waiting to see whether their efforts will pay off.

I would hope the executives would hold themselves to a higher standard of behavior.

Soon afterward, executives from both networks held a meeting and conference call to start the project.

That number is based on the average time an executive holds an option before exercising it.

He and the executive were holding their own meeting, under the conference table.

The executives also still held out a small chance that the board could decide to pursue an initial public offering of the business.

Many require that executives hold onto their stock for a set period.

This figure is calculated only for companies in which the chief executive held the position for both years.

The university's executive is holding a meeting with the university council over its plans to cut teaching staff from 26 to 19 on 28 March.

If the executives hold millions in stock, extra financial cushions are not necessary.