One reason is possible obstructionism by managers, who could use reviews to delay the game to their advantage, buying them time to warm up relievers or break up the rhythm of an opposing pitcher.
A Justice Department official, after a brief inquiry into the matter, said that no communication of any kind had been received from the Homeland Security Department and that no one at Justice had any intention of reviewing whether to delay the election.
The report also highlighted broad breakdowns in communications that led the review to stagnate, delaying relief to homeowners.
E.P.A. officials pressed the board to allow federal prosecutors to review its report and to delay publication until Donaldson Enterprises faced criminal charges.
Jeffrey M. Zupan, a fellow at the Regional Plan Association, said he was concerned that state officials might use the budget review as an excuse to delay the project indefinitely.
While the strained program still makes more than 80percentt of initial payments within three weeks — slightly below the standard set under federal law — cases that require individual review are especially prone to delay.
After the inaugural ceremony, Mr. Bush quickly got down to business, issuing a series of executive orders -- including one that sought to delay, review and roll back some of the last-minute regulations of the Clinton administration -- even before his post-inaugural luncheon with Congressional leaders was over.
LAPD chief asks commission to delay review of fatal shooting during D.A. evaluation.
Horrobin (1990) argued that rejection during peer review has and continues to delay and diminish new developments that challenge the status quo of established scientists who conduct the bulk of reviews.
In November, the agency also received two citizens' petitions that asked it to delay its review.
