31.   Officials at Houston-based Compaq say they will delay shipment of Pentium Pro-based machines because of a problem discovered in the past few weeks.

32.   Retailers and manufacturers said the strike hurt financially as shipments were delayed and as UPS competitors charged higher prices to ship goods for UPS customers.

33.   Retailers say stakes are incredibly high if shipment is delayed.

34.   Shipments were delayed, books were sent to the wrong addresses and incorrect books were shipped, the company acknowledged.

35.   Shipments are delayed.

36.   Shipments have been delayed for weeks, canceled, or lost for days at a time.

37.   Shipments were delayed and books were sent to incorrect addresses, the company said.

38.   Snowstorms delayed cattle shipments last week.

39.   Shipments have been delayed by the failure to reach agreement on a plan to distribute food and medicine to Iraqis purchased with oil revenue.

40.   Still, if the unions or guerrillas block highways, for example, shipments could be delayed.