Dhoni said uncertainty about whether fog would delay the start of the final day had influenced his decision.
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Italian media have speculated that Italian cardinals were uncomfortable with the Americans' briefings, and their openness about wanting to delay the start of the conclave.
The cold snap could either delay the start of the allergy season, or give it a head start, depending on how close the trees are to releasing pollen.
But should fog again delay the start, officials will have to decide whether to extend the tournament until Monday or decide to cut the event to 54 holes.
The damage will be felt only in the longer term, since the main effect may be to delay the start of big infrastructure projects, from roads to irrigation schemes.
If there is, they will delay the start time.
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Meanwhile, two MPs, Respect's George Galloway and Labour's Dennis Skinner, tried to block plans to delay the start of Commons business on Wednesday until 14:30 BST, which would cause the cancellation of Prime Minister's Questions.
Earlier this year, state legislators defeated an industry attempt to delay the 2008 start date in those counties.
He was granted a delay at the start of his original sentence so that he could finish his new album.
Nasdaq's problems caused a 30-minute delay in the start of Facebook trading.
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Thousands of Republicans filled caucus rooms Saturday morning for the vote, sometimes forcing a delay in the start of the voting "to make sure everybody got where they needed to go, " said Nevada Republican Party spokesman Steve Wark.
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Saluted by the Mets and the FDNY before the game, the 43-year-old Rivera, who plans to retire after the season, cracked a big smile as he threw out a ceremonial first pitch to Mets career saves leader John Franco following a 91-minute rain delay at the start.
Too soon to tell whether this represents more than a minor delay, or the start of a bigger problem.
Teenagers may be deciding to delay the time they start driving, a trend possibly connected to the rise in university admissions, said Mr Howard.
Now there is a week's delay for its operational start as it didn't get its new vehicle certificate in time from the Department for Transport (DfT).
In addition, the Controller can delay restart or sequence re-start of appliances to prevent them from coming-back on line simultaneously after a power outage, which can also cause unstable grid conditions.
Lord Justice Goldring ruled Thursday that the new inquest should start with the minimum of delay.
Despite the delay, both sides still intend to start the public relations battle in earnest Tuesday morning with rallies, war rooms and a tremendous lobbying effort from interest groups on both sides of the issue.
Meanwhile, while the Democrats delay, the Army has had to start cutting back on non-essential equipment repair and training to ensure it is able to fund our troops in the field and provide support to their families.
For us to start over now could simply lead to delay that could last for another decade, or even more.
But while the Japanese authorities hope that their actions will weaken the yen and boost stocks further, on Tuesday investors raised some shorter-term concerns - in particular the delay in implementing the asset buying plan until the start of 2014.
FirstGroup has said it wants to proceed "without delay or disruption" and would continue to prepare to start running the franchise on 9 December this year.
He's also planning to dismantle or delay various taxes that have sent French entrepreneurs scurrying abroad to start companies.
Failure to pick a system or a delay in implementation could allow foreign companies to grab a head start by patenting Asian medicines in their own countries.
If she can delay an increase in her coverage costs, she will likely start a new plan late this year, rather than next March, when her current plan runs out.
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Designing a new plane will cost more than double that sum and delay its arrival further, giving Boeing a four-year head start.
In this march of excellence, Honda's delay of the Civic redesign in 2010 only gave its competitors a head start.
Despite a successful start, Flintoff remains uncertain about his future in the sport saying he will delay a decision until the new year.
The entrepreneurs who delay delegating to an Executive VA wonder why they waited so long after they finally sign up and start the delegating process and see the impressive growth in their businesses.
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What's more you can set it to start cooking at a certain time - and then send a message from your smartphone to delay it turning itself on if you get stuck at work.
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