1.   And some councils are acting in bad faith.

2.   Councilman Mike Feuer, who is also a member of the Public Safety Committee, said it is unlikely the council will act.

3.   Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro said he hoped the council would act quickly on the report.

4.   It puts the council in a crossfire between the seven senators -- all but one Republican -- and the Clinton administration, which wants the council to act promptly.

5.   Mineta stopped short of criticizing the outcome of the vote, but said the council had acted prematurely.

6.   The council acted on the basis of the provision in the Major League Agreement, which all owners sign, that prohibits clubs from suing the commissioner.

7.   The council was acting on a recommendation from Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has made clear that he will sign the measure.

8.   The IRA council acted, she said, in part to avoid being supplanted by leaders who favored an even harder, more violent, line.

9.   Annan said he believed the council would act on the embargo soon.

10.   Council members said the council could act late Friday, but a vote might be delayed until Saturday or possibly Tuesday.