41.   Dole declined to attend because of a scheduling conflict.

42.   Even as the meeting began, it remained uncertain whether Clancy, who had a scheduling conflict, would appear before the committee.

43.   Four years ago, one of the three commission debates was canceled because President Clinton had a scheduling conflict.

44.   Gov. George E. Pataki, a Republican, did not attend, citing scheduling conflicts, although he held a news conference only minutes before the meeting began.

45.   Harriet Herman, the program manager for the charity in Woodside, said that she had been unaware of a scheduling conflict when she extended the offer.

46.   He also wants to avoid a summer trial because so many lawyers are involved and vacations might cause scheduling conflicts, sources said.

47.   Gov. Don Sundquist of Tennessee had a family emergency, and Gov. Roy Barnes had a scheduling conflict.

48.   Gov. James McGreevey, the one official with the most power to greenlight the project, did not meet with the actors, citing a scheduling conflict.

49.   He was invited to conduct the Boston Symphony, he said, but had a scheduling conflict.

50.   He works closely with Reed, who could not be interviewed because of scheduling conflicts.