1.   Branch said that the abatement had been carefully reviewed and that a vote had even been postponed at one council meeting to allow more time for study.

2.   He and his Kirov Opera company were supposed to be here last week, but he had to postpone at the last minute.

3.   Heart surgeries and other medical operations were postponed at downtown hospitals.

4.   That meeting had initially been scheduled for May, but was postponed at the request of the current administration.

5.   The bid was set for last Wednesday but was postponed at the request of the promoters.

6.   Under Japanese law, defendants may admit to charges, deny them, remain silent or postpone response at the beginning of a trial.

7.   A meeting set for Wednesday afternoon was postponed at the last minute.

8.   A regional summit on security issues was to have been held in Kinshasa this weekend, but was postponed at the last minute.

9.   An extradition hearing for Tafur had been scheduled for Thursday but was postponed at the request of U.S. prosecutors so the Colombian government could submit more evidence.

10.   But tribunal officials say the trial could be postponed at the request of defense lawyers.