1.   And there is no doubt that some large companies do have a deliberate policy of delaying payments well beyond the agreed credit terms.

2.   Delaying payment allowed Bowlen to use the money for other needs.

3.   Connor said the United Nations can only borrow money from the peacekeeping fund by further delaying payments to troop contributing nations and countries where peacekeepers are based.

4.   Other measures include delaying payments to vendors, paying professional salaries once a month rather than every two weeks and deferring expense allowances for officials.