1.   How long can I delay without being penalized?

2.   All or most of the other paths will be shorter, and the activities on them may be delayed without affecting the earliest project completion date.

3.   But publication of the results has been delayed without explanation, even though election official Luciano Pharaon announced Tuesday he had sent the final results to the election council.

4.   Kharrazi had been expected to attend a closed meeting at the parliament last month to answer questions about the reports, but the meeting was delayed without explanation.

5.   The reopening of primary, middle and high schools, scheduled for June after a three-month holiday, has been delayed without explanation.

6.   The U.S. Embassy said a planned meeting Friday with the crew of a U.S. spy plane was delayed without explanation.

7.   The talks, which were to start here Sunday between Taliban representatives and Afghan Minister for Frontier Affairs Sidiq Chakari, were delayed without explanation.

8.   The deal had first been announced last July, but was delayed without any explanation offered.