21.   Arum apparently would not accept delayed payment coditions set down by Time-Warner, which was to televise the fight on its TVKO pay-per-view network.

22.   Delayed payment of wages and widespread layoffs were causing disgruntlement among workers whose standards of living have been declining, he said.

23.   Zhu pointed out that delayed payment of export rebates dried up the working capital of State exporters, making it hard for them to pay for imported materials.

24.   Several businessmen at the seminar expressed concern about delayed payments by Iranian companies.

25.   The delayed payments triggered a wave of strikes and protests in January, notably by teachers and miners.