21.   Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told reporters that American officials had formally notified the Palestinians on Sunday of the delay, adding that no new timetable had been fixed.

22.   Last month the warring parties agreed to a new timetable, which would lead to the signing of a definitive peace agreement by August.

23.   No new timetable has been announced.

24.   The new timetable was certain to play havoc with the schedules of the players, and several reportedly were angry Monday about the decision.

25.   The new timetable deprives Germany of a quick fix to meet the criteria, but still puts it on the right track.

26.   The new timetable for an accord also calls for Netanyahu and Arafat to return to the White House for a meeting with Clinton in mid-October.

27.   The new timetable was certain to play havoc with the schedules of the players in the tournament, and several reportedly were angry Monday about the decision.

28.   The new timetable was worked out with German mediator Bernd Schmidbauer, Lebanese officials said Friday on condition of anonymity.

29.   Wang declined to estimate a new timetable for the joint-venture rules.

30.   While Abubakar has pledged to stand by that date, it is rapidly approaching and a new timetable is widely rumored.