1.   Failure to account for the missing could complicate or delay plans to tow the vessel away.

2.   The plans will be delayed in the short term while he waits for his ban to end.

3.   SALVAGE specialists were forced yesterday to delay plans to refloat the Danish cargo ship aground on an island in the Pentland Firth.

4.   Further opt-out votes for other schools may soon be brought forward to delay the plans more.

5.   Already, technology problems have forced Nasdaq to ask the Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to delay its plans to quote stock prices in decimals rather than fractions.

6.   An approaching storm had delayed plans to paddle the Lower Tomol Trail along the coast of Malibu, but it had not defeated the expedition.

7.   And some of the other phone companies delayed their plans to offer video services so they could concentrate on other businesses, like long-distance service.

8.   Antonacci said the dispute with the lawyers could delay those plans if it tied up the settlement money, which is held in escrow accounts under court oversight.

9.   As a result of the dollar squeeze, some embassies have delayed promotions, stopped giving cash awards to outstanding employees and even delayed plans to paint fading walls.