71.   During his mission the Soviet Union collapsed, and his return to earth was delayed for months.

72.   Ecuadorean President Abdala Bucaram delayed for a second time release of his economic platform, which is now scheduled for Tuesday, his office said.

73.   Dozens of flights at Bay Area airports were delayed for hours or canceled altogether.

74.   Electronic messages that are supposed to arrive instantaneously have been delayed for weeks or often been lost entirely.

75.   Even if we cannot prevent prematurity, we have ways to delay delivery for a couple of days while we get these things set.

76.   Evidence of their decline would be delayed for eons.

77.   Expansion of Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank has been delayed for more than a year and Israeli polls reflect a dip in support for Rabin after every explosion.

78.   Exports to Japan may be delayed for still another year because the country has stricter import requirements, the report said.

79.   -failure to share documents with lawyers for Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, whose execution was subsequently delayed for a month.

80.   Federal officials noted that the plans cannot be delayed for perfect data and are negotiated compromises, not pure science.