41.   They vowed to engage in parliamentary ploys and delaying tactics on the House floor this week until GOP leaders brought the gun control legislation to the floor.

42.   Voting on the bill was held up several days by the ranking Democrat on the Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, who used parliamentary delaying tactics.

43.   Opponents are using delaying tactics to lessen its chances of passage, he said.

44.   Opponents of the citizenship bill have threatened to use delaying tactics, including a filibuster, if necessary to block Senate consideration.

45.   Palestinians accuse Barak, in office less than a month, of using delaying tactics they liken to those of his hard-line predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu.

46.   Allegations of ball tampering, throwing, using delaying tactics and faking injuries have hounded the Sri Lankans.

47.   But the right is using delaying tactics to keep it from a vote.

48.   Chief prosecutor Raja Quereshi accused the defense of using delaying tactics.

49.   Caribbean governments have accused the Privy Council and international human rights agencies of using delaying tactics to prevent them from imposing the death sentence.

50.   Defense lawyers can use many delaying tactics.