91.   Access is limited, delays are the rule, a limited panel of specialists are available, and there is no assurance that emergencies will be paid for.

92.   Acknowledging that a delay is unlikely, however, the group said only a small number of countries should be allowed to participate at the beginning.

93.   Additional delays are possible, Cervone said.

94.   AFGE National President Bobby L. Harnage said the delay was the result of a mistake by a private computer contracting company, not the fault of federal workers.

95.   Adding to the complexity of the medical detective work are the delays in recruiting federal help to investigate the outbreaks.

96.   Alaska checked most planes in Seattle Wednesday, and Witter said there would be some delays during the two-hour inspections.

97.   Airplanes and airports are crowded, and delays are far too common.

98.   All of that means that even if the FCC meets its six-month deadline, there could be other delays, analysts said.

99.   Brittan said the delay would be a setback for the WTO, set up under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to act as arbiter for world trade.

100.   Bucher said his agency had not been pressured to bury the report, and said the delay was due to a personnel shortage.