11.   Government officials delayed approval, saying the company had to submit a detailed explanation of its costs.

12.   He also said a competitor, Chiron Corp., is unlikely to prevail should it attempt to delay FDA approval for the Biogen drug.

13.   He delayed Senate approval of several Reagan appointees, just as he would later do with appointees of President Clinton and both George Bushes.

14.   He said a split would delay approval of the drug and hurt both companies.

15.   Hemophiliacs contended that the ministry delayed approval of heat-treated blood products to allow Green Cross time to catch up to foreign rivals.

16.   If approval is delayed, though, a larger, more important agreement could be put off.

17.   Or will the agency demand more tests, which could delay approval a year or more?

18.   Previously, Rosenthal had asked DOC Commissioner Keith Bishop to delay approval of the PacifiCare acquisition until the bill passed.

19.   Requiring that drugs be studied simultaneously in children and adults could delay the approval of life-saving medications for adults, he said.

20.   Since then, other bureaucratic barriers delayed approval for new uses for the device, according to Crawford.