There were fewer reports of machine breakdowns than in both the last presidential and mayoral elections, he said, because the board "threw an amazing amount of resources on an escalating basis" at the event.
To add to this problem, there have been anecdotal reports of machine breakdown and shortage of laboratory reagents.
Since the early 1980s, reports of cattle herd breakdowns have steadily risen, with a more dramatic increase since 1990.
But Mr. Sharon's advisers believe that "reports of the financial breakdown of the Palestinian Authority are overstated," Mr. Gold said.
Yet the surfing Web site Surfline, which provides reports and breakdowns of known surf spots, lists only four breaks on the island.
FROM Enron to the F.B.I., reports of corporate and government breakdowns provoked headlines declaring 2002 the Year of the Whistle-Blower.
Now, a team of researchers reports that breakdowns in brain cells' energy-generating mitochondria contribute to the early onset of Alzheimer's in Down syndrome patients and may spur Alzheimer's in old age as well.
On Tuesday evening, there were also reports of a last-minute breakdown in negotiations between the party and Downing Street about an agreement in which the Northern Irish party, while stopping short of joining a formal coalition, would agree to back the Conservatives on key parliamentary votes.
In Table 2, we also report the breakdowns of the key variables by level of education of the respondent in the first year of each panel.
Reports of port congestion and equipment breakdowns, security problems, aerial photography (perhaps clandestine) and weather forecasts all help paint the fullest possible picture.
