I'm sure the message at half-time would have been to just stay relaxed, be patient, build the phases and the tries will come.
If it goes well, President Clinton may decide this fall whether to build the first phase of the so-called national missile defense.
Adelson, who said he already had $9.8bn£6.4bnbn) of financing in place to build the first phase, would then have to present his plans for approval.
But Kevin Plunkett, the White Plains lawyer representing neighboring Pelham in the dispute said that while the litigation is pending, "We are considering asking for a stay of any further permits" needed to build the second phase of the development.
Rather than beginning in one of the state's congested major cities, planners decided to build the first phase of the project along a 130-mile stretch of the Central Valley.
The administration wants to change the treaty to let the United States build the first phase of a defensive system with 100 missiles and their launchers, as well as a sophisticated new radar system on Shemya Island in Alaska.
"Even if we had spent the £32m we've asked the government for to build the next phase of flood defences, this still would have happened," said Rob Holden, a Conservative councillor from Sowerby Bridge.
The land would allow Mr. Gush to connect a 46-acre parcel he owns, which is surrounded by state property, to public roads, enabling him to build the final phase of a six-part development called Riverbend.
"They [Shanghai] were willing to donate and build the first phase at their expense so it was a financially-viable proposition for us," said Mr Jones.
Finally, in order to build the third phase, which was called Green Temple, the inside of the Red-White Temple was completely filled.
