31.   They see the orders last in the chain, so that delay makes sense.

32.   This delay made it virtually impossible to get a good snapshot at a sporting event.

33.   Topetzes said further delay could only make the situation worse, especially for county governments.

34.   United offers phone calls when a plane is diverted or sometimes when a delay makes it necessary to contact people meeting flights.

35.   Vintimilla said the delays made foreign oil companies reluctant to sign oil exploration contracts, though Amoco Corp. is expected to sign an association contract within a few weeks.

36.   Yet a single delay has made me leery of placing future orders.

37.   Others want the information to be released immediately, saying delays make the data less relevant.

38.   But the council was to have been seated in early January, and the delays make it likely the elections and disarmament will also be postponed.

39.   But some lawyers say the delays could make it more difficult to defend their clients if hearings eventually are held.

40.   But the early delays now make this target unfeasible.