31.  Chief Justice Dennis Byron said the court would need time to consider the case, but gave no indication of when its decision would be announced.

32.  Despite the urgency of the crisis, U.S. officials said they needed more time to consider a response.

33.  Despite growing evidence of the crisis, U.S. officials have said they need more time to consider a response.

34.  Former Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind, is a leading candidate for defense secretary but Bush has told advisers he needs more time to consider his options.

35.  He has told aides he needs more time to consider his options.

36.  He said Italy, the current EU president, feels the members need more time to consider amendments to a plan proposed by the European Parliament.

37.  In a comment made to an online publication in Bend, Lewis said he needed time to consider whether he wanted to stay in the field.

38.  In Islamabad, a top Pakistani official said his government has informed the United States that it needs more time to consider the U.S. requests.

39.  It is to be formally endorsed Friday to allow WTO members time to consider last-minute changes.

40.  Judge Maurizio Grigo in Milan on Thursday said he needed more time to consider new documents and motions by others implicated in the case.