41.   The strike was to have started Wednesday to tie in with the original deadline for filing election nomination papers.

42.   Those issues were left unsettled to clear the way for launching autonomy in May, more than four months behind the original deadline set by the DOP.

43.   Yeo expressed disappointment at the failure of WTO negotiators to reach agreement on freeing up the telecommunications and maritime transport sectors by their original deadlines.

44.   Negotiations ran way beyond the original deadline, partly because of a tussle between Cuba and the United States in late-night drafting sessions.