11.   Earlier this week, Business Times reported that three companies have delayed plans for share sales in the coming months because of the poor response to other IPOs.

12.   He also denied the company had delayed paying bonuses to employees.

13.   He recounted how the Houston company that bears his name had delayed planned drilling in Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and several foreign nations.

14.   However, Wayne Zimmerman, Caterpillar vice president, said in a written statement today that the company will delay implementing the contract terms as planned.

15.   In part because of marketing uncertainties, some consumer-product companies are delaying the switch.

16.   In the corporate debt market, many companies are delaying bond sales until after the meeting.

17.   International tourism has been cut in half, and companies are delaying salary payments.

18.   Last week, about eight companies delayed plans to sell new bonds because of weak demand and widening yield spreads.

19.   Last month the company delayed the final release of its new .Net development system, Visual Studio .Net, while it did a comprehensive security audit, Mundie said.

20.   Other managed care companies delay or deny treatment for months, she said.