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.
The mission became even more difficult when two unexpected snags developed in the solar power arrays.
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?
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.
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.
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.
But a snag has recently developed: the building occupies riverfront real estate, which its owner has realized could be put to use much more profitably as residential.
Piano music between scenes develops glitches as if an old record were snagging.
"When we were about 600 nautical miles from Australia our fishing boat developed a snag and started sinking," the man said.
