11.   DeLay has a strong motivation to enhance the perception that the House might narrowly vote to impeach Clinton.

12.   He also said the plant delays may have a very real financial affect.

13.   Hentgen recalled one of his first visits to Fenway Park, when a long rain delay had driven away all but the most dedicated fans.

14.   It means that even a slight delay can have a ripple effect across the country.

15.   Massie warned that the funding delay could have ripple effects that extend beyond construction companies.

16.   On Tuesday, though she was careful not to tip her hand, many of her questions touched on the effect that a delay would have on railroad stocks.

17.   Questions are expected to focus on whether the agency is adequately staffed, whether it responds too slowly to potential dangers and whether delays have contributed to accidents.

18.   Still, analysts said the delay would have little impact, especially as the government has repeatedly altered its sales timetable.

19.   Such a delay will have the effect of placing the contentious and bitterly divisive issue of affirmative action squarely in the middle of a Presidential campaign.

20.   The archdiocese says the delay had nothing to do with avoiding a lawsuit.