31.   That decision was deferred after Putin helped to galvanize opposition.

32.   The athletic directors deferred a decision on using divisions for standings.

33.   The Clinton administration deferred a decision last year on selling Taiwan the Arleigh-Burke-class destroyers equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles and Aegis radar systems.

34.   The court deferred the decision to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection.

35.   The court denied the motion Wednesday, meaning that the justices will defer a decision on whether to grant review.

36.   The Clinton administration is operating with so many top-drawer vacancies that mid-level policy decisions are being deferred and a sense of political paralysis infects many Cabinet departments.

37.   The federal lands bureau said it would defer a decision on four more wells until the results of the first test well are known.

38.   The department has deferred a decision on those questions by asking for public comment before it issues any proposed regulations.

39.   The Israeli-Palestinian peace effort has been frozen, and important social and economic decisions have been deferred.

40.   The Kings have deferred personnel decisions until after the season.