Civil obstacles have hitherto delayed its adoption by the metropolitan of India.

While the agreement has now been signed, technical as well as political obstacles could delay its being sent up to Congress for a few weeks.

For the first time since the encounter with Ivan Ogareff at Omsk, the courier of the Czar felt less uneasy, and began to hope that no fresh obstacle would delay his progress.

Many unforeseen obstacles delayed the completion of the post; but its construction is so far advanced, that the garrison, its animals and supplies, will be well sheltered during the winter.

Some obstacles could influence or delay ratification, which is to be voted on in about 10 days, a union official said.

But some environmental advocates are worried that the new obstacles will not only delay its adoption and execution, but compel the city to abandon some elements entirely.

Smith-Cumming was to begin in this role on 1 October 1909, but bureaucratic and funding obstacles delayed the start of his work.

The closest parallel is Chicago, which adopted a rule in 2001 that required credit card equipment in all taxicabs by 2002, but technological obstacles delayed the start-up.

These obstacles have delayed and blocked many of the convoys that the $1 billion United Nations operation here has tried to mount.

But two main obstacles delayed the further development of liquid-mirror telescopes.