But Chelsea could get a reprieve if they delay lodging any appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

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If there's any delay, he whines -- loudly.

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None of this will happen quickly, however, if only because antitrust concerns will delay any approval of the deal until at least early next year.

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Low rates delay Armageddon if Japan is any indication almost indefinitely.

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Tariq Aziz, the erstwhile Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, is said to have told his American captors that the Iraqi despot's friends promised him they would delay and, if necessary, veto any American-initiated UN punitive action.

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If they have a choice, European officials would delay any bailout until the permanent European Stability Mechanism replaces the current temporary fund, the European Financial Stability Facility, later this year.

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But if they do delay, they would not be covered for any pre-existing condition for two years.

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But the Ellis group insists that does not mean any potential deal is dead - even if there is a further delay.

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And the downside to the stock if the FDA does delay approval by asking Dendreon for more data is probably much bigger than any potential gain.

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All is at a delicate equilibrium, until the owner feels compelled to give in to a firmly worded request from the retailer for an additional discount, or a demand to air-freight, at manufacturer's expense, some boxes of shirts that suffered a two-week production delay and now won't be accepted by the retailer if they're any later than they already are.

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