After all, experts have been warning corporate and government clients for years that there are no silver-bullet solutions to Year 2000 problems.

The agencies are warning clients to be cautious when supplying goods to the retail chain.

Many agents warned clients to get to the airport early and to carry identification.

"Be out of all stocks by Aug. 24," he warned clients late that summer.

Most brokers said they try to warn clients as far ahead as possible.

Planners and accountants are warning clients to buy a second house only if they love it and plan to hang on to it.

He who hesitated was lost, agents warned clients.

Mortgage bankers expect refinancing to remain strong but are warning clients not to wait for additional rate cuts.

Certiorari lawyers are warning clients that the information needed for this year's filings is greater than ever.

The research center also warned clients twice in 1996 about United States Surgical, which had long drawn criticism for its financial practices.