21.   But by Tuesday afternoon, the same friend said McDyess had decided to take his time and might not make a decision until Friday or Saturday.

22.   But Feinstein refused to engage her political staff regarding the decision until the past couple of weeks.

23.   But he criticized the government for postponing most pension decisions until after the coming general elections.

24.   But he said the administration will not make a final decision until after a scientific study on the matter is completed this summer.

25.   But he said the Bush administration should find a way to delay the decision until tempers cool and the new administration has a chance to study options in depth.

26.   But Tuesday, the Marine Corps asked it to postpone that decision until the crash investigation is completed sometime next year.

27.   Clarke, the most popular, is delaying his decision until next week.

28.   Coues declined to be interviewed and other MGI executives said they were unable to discuss the decision until proxy materials had been mailed.

29.   Councilman Thomas K. Duane said he would not make a decision until Thursday morning.

30.   General Manager Dave Taylor is deferring personnel decisions until after the season.