1.  They needed more time to consider whether to hold an inquiry.

2.  The delay was with the approval of District Council at the request of the developer, who asked for time to consider if Hill could be improved.

3.  The Bush administration wants more time to consider this, and a third meeting has been scheduled for September.

4.  At some public schools, the relative calm allowed for time to consider coming issues for the school year.

5.  Bussi, who had planned to ask legislators to consider the request today, wanted time to consider the proposals, the officials said.

6.  But he said that the board needed more time to consider other candidates.

7.  But Marino, a Republican, said he had never signed off on the bill and would need more time to consider opposition to it.

8.  But they said that the United States needed more time to consider the exact scope and mission of a force in eastern Zaire.

9.  Chairman Jim Hall had pressed for the requirement but acknowledged that it is a sensitive issue and other board members wanted more time to consider it.

10.  Clinton met with Rubin on Wednesday to review the recommendation, officials said, and asked for a bit more time to consider options short of closing the avenue.