21.   Many are canceling or postponing plans for big ticket-purchases such as cars, appliances and vacations abroad.

22.   Mills will postpone plans for heavy investments to expand production, she said.

23.   Not long after his inauguration, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made it clear that a harsh new fiscal reality might mean, at the very least, postponing that plan.

24.   Other Japanese electronics companies are also moving to scale back TV output in Vietnam, or to postpone plans to start production.

25.   Platinum producers and marketing companies say they will postpone plans to promote platinum jewelry in southeast Asia following the recent currency crisis.

26.   Postpone plans to visit the Library of Congress on line.

27.   Pioneer postponed its plan to sell part of its stake in the mine last month.

28.   Schroders joins many other companies that have been cutting staff and postponing expansion plans amid an unprecedented regional financial crisis in Asia.

29.   SEOUL SHELVES BANK RESCUES South Korea postponed plans to inject money into six of its biggest banks.

30.   Shares of Oki Electric Industry Co. rose after the electronics company postponed plans to build a new semiconductor plant.