They have already delayed construction for 15 years.
Quarreling delayed construction of the hall in which Democrats will convene.
Some developers have delayed construction of projects, while others have taken properties off the market.
At the same time, contract disputes and financial uncertainty have delayed construction even in areas that have been cleared.
Two in 10 said they had delayed construction projects, and another two in 10 said they delayed maintenance.
In 1991, the discovery of the 18th-century Negro Burial Ground and the painstaking removal of the graves delayed construction of a federal office tower in Lower Manhattan.
Aventine lost about $30 million earlier this year on certain securities, and recently delayed construction on a Nebraska plant to stretch its cash.
But neighbors don't always know where their septic systems are, said Mr. Gayman, summarizing a problem that delayed construction for months.
Mr. Theodore said he recently bought a dozen leashes and cleared a patch to build a cage, although his poor health and lack of money has delayed construction.
Malaysia's state oil company reiterated warnings this week that it might reroute a natural gas pipeline to exclude neighboring Thailand, where political opposition has delayed construction.
The only concern the Germans manifested about their Turkish allies' infamous massacre and deportation of Armenians in 1915 was that it delayed construction further.
