1.   Supporters of prompt action on the reform issue regard the commission as a stalling tactic, however.

2.   A lawyer for the Democrats, Stephen Zack, said the request was just another stalling tactic by Republicans.

3.   A spokesman for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat expressed hope that the postponement was not a stalling tactic.

4.   But in its brief Friday, the government said that was just another stalling tactic.

5.   But Litan, director of Economic Studies at the Brookings Institute, suggested that the Justice Department might consider an appeal as a stalling tactic, in essence.

6.   But some Democrats said the commission was a stalling tactic and a way for Bush to distance himself from any difficult decisions that would have to be made.

7.   But the hospital put him on a waiting list, a common stalling tactic used at the time.

8.   Eric Paulak, senior analyst at Gartner Networking said the move is a stalling tactic.

9.   Even the most energetic supporters of a peace process privately express uncertainty about whether the guerrillas really want peace, or plan to negotiate as a stalling tactic.

10.   Government officials call this simply a stalling tactic, possibly intended to delay the ruling on a remedy until the next administration takes office.