21.   He insisted that such a move would not delay the project because legal issues could be handled after the site was cleared.

22.   He still expects the project will be delayed -- costs and all.

23.   Home Depot originally set a target date of last fall for its Internet sales launch, but the project was delayed by a series of changes late last summer.

24.   His team, which includes eight entities, was disappointed that the project was delayed at the eleventh hour and is concerned about its future, he said.

25.   In addition to weather, some big public works projects have been delayed by politics.

26.   In separate statements, French Prime Minister Alain Juppe and German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel rejected calls to relax the membership rules or delay the project.

27.   In some instances, opponents have delayed projects for years, they said.

28.   It also said it was delaying several projects to concentrate on a few core projects expected to be operational in the next few months.

29.   It could also delay some projects that local governments are paying to complete, they said.

30.   It delayed the project by a week.