If 11th-hour snags develop in the negotiations with the Yankees on a contract that reportedly could reach more than $300 million over 10 years, who's on deck?
The mission became even more difficult when two unexpected snags developed in the solar power arrays.
What are you hearing?" The usual snags developed during negotiations, and the usual sweeteners were thrown in by the county and the Pataki administration: $500,000 in state transportation funds here, a $500,000 capital grant there, some bureaucratic sleight-of-hand that allowed the new owners to receive significant tax breaks.
On his third birthday, however, a little snag developed.
Another snag developed over plans to lay down a second track on a heavily traveled stretch between Albany and Schenectady that is a frequent bottleneck for train traffic.
The new snag developed over a British proposal that the European Economic Community should accord special favors to India and Pakistan, two of the leading members of the British Commonwealth.
One ranking official, familiar with the selection process for new ambassadors, said there was always the possibility that a snag could develop before the formal announcement of Mr. Brown's nomination is made.
If a snag had developed during this review period, both companies' stocks most likely would have plummeted, with ominous implications for the companies' balance sheets, their customers' confidence, and their employees' morale and for future consolidation in the industry.
Travelers encounter no snags in the terminal, but all too many on the tarmac.
In 1998, average snag density in Jeffrey pine mixed conifer forests in the Sierra San Pedro Martir (SSPM) National Park was 3.95 snags/ha but 35% of inventoried plots had no snags.
If there are no snags and the governor approves the project, construction could begin in two or three years.
