71.   The development came after U.N. special envoy Jamsheed Marker vowed not to be intimidated by the Maliana attack and said only a meteor strike could force another delay.

72.   The ground staff excessively watered a newly-laid strip forcing the delay.

73.   The launch was scheduled for last Thursday but a jammed docking mechanism on space station Alpha forced two delays.

74.   The lawsuits were assigned to different judges and a decision to combine them might force delays to a trial set for next Wednesday in the Seminole case.

75.   The protests forced delays on train runs to Milan and Florence, among the most popular routes.

76.   The second-round was suspended because of darkness after heavy rain forced a delay of more than two hours Friday.

77.   The submarine had been scheduled to be lifted from the sea floor Saturday, and Russian officials said rough weather forced the delay.

78.   Their match concluded before a thunderstorm hit the ATP Stadium and forced a delay in two matches.

79.   The valve failed late in the countdown Thursday night, but engineers managed to solve the problem only to have thunderstorms force a delay, the first of four.

80.   Then just before liftoff, a last-minute computer problem in the firing room almost forced another delay.