81.   The country has been basically peaceful since the two sides signed a truce in December, agreeing to defer a decision on Chechen independence for five years.

82.   The court decided Friday night to defer a decision until after the election.

83.   The court had deferred decision after hearing submissions yesterday by Johor legal adviser Datuk Zainal Adzam Abdul Ghani and lawyer K. Kanawagi for the Orang Asli.

84.   The decision by the PLO Central Committee to defer a decision on statehood until June allows Arafat to await the outcome of Israeli elections before making his next move.

85.   The official said the sanctions committee deferred a decision until Friday because an unspecified member said he had no instructions from his government.

86.   The message Wednesday was Gulf leaders and oil ministers had decided to defer a decision on production cuts to an OPEC meeting scheduled in March.

87.   The meeting with Zemin also comes a week after Clinton announced he is deferring a decision on whether to build a national missile defense.

88.   The NTC deferred the decision on the application of seven other telecom firms, pending the submission of required financial documents.

89.   The NTC had earlier deferred the decision on the bidding application of the three firms, pending the submission of required documents.

90.   The state government of Maharashtra deferred a decision Tuesday on a cost-cutting offer by the U.S.-based Enron Corp. to build a power project.