Very well, inspector, you may cut the beam and complete the test.

He said the ride would remain closed until inspectors from the State Department of Labor complete an investigation.

"But we just have to wait until the inspector general completes his report."

The inspectors completed a preliminary "483" report late last week.

Ms. Rothman, for example, explained that some of the earliest reports were written before certain inspectors had completed their training in asbestos analysis.

General Schoomaker told him to cease contacts with the woman until the inspector general completed the inquiry, the officials said.

The president has repeatedly said he does not believe that the Iraqi leader will allow the inspectors to complete their work.

He said the plant would remain closed until the inspectors completed their investigation and assured that no more listeria bacteria were found.

Although the inspector general completed the investigation and report in 1998, the findings were not made public.

That means inspectors must complete some 37 schools each day in order to finish on time.