71.   But the Thailand-based magazine Irrawaddy said last year that the launch was delayed due to conflicts among shareholders.

72.   Egypt had earlier Thursday delayed the launch of the air bridge authorized under an exception granted by the UN sanctions committee on Wednesday.

73.   The Shenzhou III was expected to be launched last year, but technical problems delayed the launch until Monday.

74.   The tournament launch was delayed last month by the battle between Australia and New Zealand over hosting rights that the Australians eventually won.

75.   The space shuttle Discovery blasted into the Florida skies late Friday despite winds and clouds that delayed the launch by nearly two hours.

76.   NASA said Friday it has indefinitely delayed the launch of the Endeavour because O-ring seals were damaged by heat in the last two launches.

77.   Problems had delayed the launch by two months.

78.   The launch had been delayed for technical reasons, the daily Haaretz reported Monday.

79.   The Israeli army has delayed the launch of an offensive in the Gaza Strip, having lost the element of surprise, Israeli public television said Friday.

80.   The launch had been delayed since the middle of last year because of a fuel problem with the rocket, which was repaired prior to the launch.