11.   The deregulation delay also may affect billions of dollars in pending power plant sales, which were contingent on the startup of the Independent System Operator.

12.   The delay will affect a version of the Pentium III that will achieve increased speeds by using tinier circuits.

13.   Those delays may affect the way bond traders deal with the securities when the auction is rescheduled on short notice.

14.   Those delays might in turn affect the way bond traders deal with the securities when the auction is rescheduled on short notice, bond traders predict.

15.   Warren Leiden, a San Francisco corporate immigration law attorney, said the delay affects companies in many ways.

16.   But it denies that the delay affected other banks, and says it is blameless.

17.   Commercial business was operating as normal Monday, with only a few businesses affected by delays in government services.

18.   He said the delay will not affect the exercises.

19.   It was not clear what the extra cost to shippers would be, but the delays could affect delivery schedules of importers and exporters.