51.   Bush denied causing delay and demanded an explanation from McCain.

52.   But a top aide to Giuliani, concerned that the proposed Hudson River Project is already behind schedule, accused Kennedy and Kerry of meddling and causing delays.

53.   But Asahara fired his private lawyer the day before, causing the delay.

54.   But between the time the fifth afternoon racer had completed his run and the sixth had begun, major league fog rolled in, causing the delay.

55.   But an unusual run of rain and storms over the Sahara desert combined with erratic changes in the high-altitude jet stream caused one delay after another.

56.   But farmers said Friday that a lack of organization and clear guidelines had caused long delays and left them with backlogs of tens of thousands of cows.

57.   But he defended the new rigorous process as necessary, even if it causes delays.

58.   But he cautioned that the delicate nature of negotiations with the Brazilian government on the terms of the extradition could cause further delays.

59.   But moisture on the Reunion Arena floor causes a delay of more than an hour.

60.   But the celebration for other technology stocks continued, even as technical problems caused a delay in trading on Nasdaq.