1.   Couples seem to be delaying the start of a family even though they then go on to complete it within the same time.

2.   Rain often delays the start of the growing cycle and can interfere with the harvest.

3.   This would inevitably delay the start of its construction.

4.   And complicating matters is the possibility of a lockout, which threatens to delay the start of the season.

5.   And staff members who deal with customers must be licensed as securities brokers, a process that can delay their start dates several months.

6.   At the hearing, Judge David Videon said a competency evaluation could proceed without delaying the start of the trial.

7.   Balick delayed the start of the going-out-of-business sales to give consumers time to pick up orders.

8.   Bettman said that teams would make facilities available for the players to practice if the start of the season was delayed but that no games would be played.

9.   A federal judge in Texarkana delayed the start of jury selection from Monday to Wednesday to allow more time for negotiations.

10.   A soft rain delayed the start of the race, but the clouds lifted and it was time to race.