11.   Because of the vicissitudes of the weather, visitors should expect delays and are advised not to make any important commitments close to their date of return.

12.   After all, we were going through three of the busiest airports in the country, places where you expect delays.

13.   Almost everyone said he or she had expected another delay.

14.   Airport officials also advised passengers to expect some delays due to closer screening of baggage and other materials.

15.   Bulletin boards and announcements had warned passengers to expect possible delays.

16.   But passengers have come to expect delays from Continental, which ranks among the worst U.S. carriers in on-time departures and arrivals.

17.   Commuter lines like the Long Island Rail Road and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be running, though long delays are expected.

18.   Customers with goods to ship must expect delays and should consider either slower surface transportation or delay shipments until the strike is over, experts say.

19.   Delays were still expected at the airports in New York.

20.   Department of Transportation officials said that motorists should expect similar delays Friday, though they are likely to be confined to the East Side.