Analysts said the ruling could not only delay competition in local phone business, but could also postpone entry of the Baby Bells into long-distance service.

David Adelman, a tobacco analyst at Morgan Stanley, said in a conference call with investors that Judge Weinstein's ruling would probably delay a restructuring.

Papa was ordered from the pool, as the crowd at the Bernat Picornell Pool jeered the ruling for a full minute and further delayed the start of the heat.

The ruling could delay approval of erythropoietin, which is used to treat anemia, by several months.

A ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, subsequent legislation, and a referendum delayed the reorganization until 1902-11-15.

Ms. Goldrich, in a prepared statement, said the ruling would "undoubtedly delay progress toward achieving fair and just results for hundreds of thousands of injured women."

But by rejecting the commission's guidelines, some telecommunications experts said, the ruling would indefinitely delay the introduction of full competition in local markets - and the lower prices that were expected to result.

But Marks & Spencer said the ruling would probably not delay its plan to close all its stores in Continental Europe, including the unprofitable French stores, in an effort to increase profitability.

The ruling, by a three-judge panel, could delay plans for the site.

Coca-Cola said in a statement that Friday's ruling only delayed the end of the concession and that the appeals court would meet again on April 21.