41.   The retailer also said it is deferring a decision on whether to declare a cash dividend on its Class A and Class B common stocks.

42.   They may also be hampered by an attitude that defers important decisions to Nomura, the analysts say.

43.   Prosecutors on Friday deferred a decision on whether to extradite to Canada a man accused of using U.N. military observers as human shields four years ago in Bosnia.

44.   Powell defers decision on freeze in Yugoslavia aid.

45.   A final decision was deferred until after consultations with allies are completed in about a week.

46.   A similar meeting was held Tuesday but a decision was deferred.

47.   And Japanese delegates said Tokyo might defer a decision on the proposal until after the Bonn high-level meeting, set to end Sunday.

48.   At the time, Powell deferred a decision whether to certify.

49.   Bettman deferred his decision to give him a chance to view a series of video-taped angles of the hit.

50.   But France said a decision should be deferred until a broad consensus develops in favor of destruction, and Russia agreed that the board should wait.