1.   It was only the second such freeze ever, and will continue until the federal government is satisfied wide-ranging structural problems in the MTA subway construction program are fixed.

2.   Officials say NATO will not accept such a freeze.

3.   Israeli leaders have said publicly that they would never agree to such a freeze.

4.   Informed of the Israeli protest, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat denied Israel had agreed to such a freeze.

5.   Netanyahu has said he would refuse such a freeze.

6.   Such a freeze might have enabled Karadzic to attend the treaty signing in Paris without facing arrest.

7.   Such a freeze would end confrontations with inspectors who have continued to demand access even as Iraq has thwarted inspections of so-called sensitive sites.

8.   He does not need parliamentary backing for such a freeze.

9.   But the Palestinian Legislative Council stopped short of formally voting for such a freeze, giving Arafat a free hand to act.

10.   Such a freeze is expected to come after German tax receipt figures are announced on Thursday.