Ms. Fuller is known for her hellacious hours, indifferent people skills and an approach to deadline matters that is more akin to ritual sacrifice than publishing protocol.
Mr. Feinberg, however, said he expected people to wait until close to the deadline no matter when it is.
The government contends that the side deal involved a commitment that Enron would take Merrill Lynch out of its investment by the deadline, no matter what.
It would suck to miss a deadline, no matter how great or small the reward (every bit helps!).
Nothing that resembles any sort of tax increase will pass the House with a majority of Republicans ahead of the deadline, no matter how hard Graham wants it.
By the time Week 11 is completed in most N.F.L. seasons, the only deadline that matters is the one six weeks away, when the playoff field is determined.
With the dissenters arguing vainly that the only deadline that mattered was the Dec. 18 date for casting electoral votes, and with Vice President Al Gore trailing by a few hundred votes, the contest for Florida's decisive 25 electoral votes was over.
The Bronx boy was not the only one back then who raced home after school to catch Kennedy's televised news conferences, held usually in late afternoon in an era when newspaper deadlines still mattered to public officials.
But he said the deadline was a matter of statute and thus could only be changed by the New York legislature, which they encourage upset voters to contact.
Still, Dollar Thrifty's announcement has not deterred Hertz, which has argued that the October deadline did not matter since it was awaiting antitrust approval from the Federal Trade Commission for its bid.
