11.   A department spokesman said he did not know the effective dates of the resignations or whether the aides would seek to move to different civil service jobs.

12.   A copy of this policy will be filed with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops within three months of the effective date of these norms.

13.   But congressional Republicans promised that no such change would be passed with the retroactive effective date proposed by Clinton, and the tax deferral remains legal.

14.   But Selebi allowed that there might be some room for negotiation on the issue of postponing the effective date of the treaty.

15.   But the effective date of the sanctions was still in dispute.

16.   But the announcement of the effective date, after the close of the stock market, was good news for investors who dumped shares.

17.   Congress passed the measure last week but neglected to add an effective date.

18.   Delaying the effective date until next year would protect AK Media from breach-of-contract claims by the tobacco industry.

19.   European and U.S. officials will meet Wednesday in an attempt to negotiate an effective date for the sanctions, but a compromise could be difficult.

20.   For that reason, the administration had agreed to a shorter delay that would push off the effective date to early January, before Congress returns.