International agreements to cut emissions have historically snagged on the idea that developed countries such as the United States should do more to cut emissions than emerging nations, because developed states were the ones that pumped greenhouse gases into the atmosphere for a century as they built their economies.
All woodpecker species used nest sites with larger diameter snags that were surrounded by higher densities of snags than at non-nest locations.
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 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?
But now, finally, he's snagged that elusive lead role.
Two weeks ago, he snagged that distinction from Ohio's John Kasich.
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.
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.
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.
