At one point he even set a Feb. 22 deadline for a deal to be completed.

Diplomats involved in the negotiations say the passing of the Feb. 28 deadline just means they will start trying to write another new timetable.

The company has requested a 90-day extension on a Feb. 20 deadline for developing a reorganization plan.

She ignored a Feb. 8 deadline to move out.

Some 8.6 million people elected to do so by the Feb. 29 deadline.

"Most of us would like to adhere to the Feb. 28 deadline."

Bianchi wants to make a trade, perhaps several trades, before the Feb. 21 deadline.

The company also said the Feb. 29 deadline could have been extended and did not figure in the board majority's decision.

As a result, the mayor's Feb. 16 deadline has come and gone.

Moscow had set a Feb. 15 deadline for withdrawal.