Galloway said: "The arrests were clearly deliberately timed for the eve of the departure of the convoy.

The announcement, which shocked many Indonesians, was clearly timed to coincide with the I.M.F.'s decision to restore $1 billion in aid to the country.

There are conflicting reports here about whether the notes were bought by or given to the magazine, but the publication was clearly timed for the enthronement of the new Emperor.

But their surprise offensive was clearly timed to coincide with the outbreak of yet another rebellion in another part of Georgia that was weakening Mr. Shevardnadze's Government.

The announcement was clearly timed to help create a climate for restarting negotiations on a new, nonracial political order.

To encourage sales, the book's release was clearly timed to coincide with a papal visit this month to the United States.

Mr. Starr has clearly timed this baseless accusation in a transparent attempt to unfairly influence the pending impeachment proceeding.

Mr. Jackson's on-air agitation was clearly timed to coincide with the release of "The Massacre," his grotesquely violent and misogynist compact disc.

The release, which had been sought by American officials, was clearly timed to soften American concerns about human rights before President Clinton visits China in late June.

But the airstrike, coming at 4:30 a.m., was clearly timed to kill anyone who was sleeping there.