A somewhat unexpected development, my lord,' he said quietly.

But development, no matter how much open space is contained within it, still has dire consequences for natural habitats, environmentalists say.

As the day progressed, a person familiar with developments said, the two sides moved closer with their thresholds.

"In some ways, it's better than working at your house," said a manager in program development, Michael Cohen.

This development may say something about the sociology as well as the economics of families associated with organized crime.

But this development "in no way diminishes the long-term seriousness of the problem," he said.

"That's about double what it was a few years ago," said the district's director of community development, Suany Chough.

A subtle stylistic development, say, a thematic master plan, a tantalizing personal history?

"The best development of the whole Sandler case," he said, throwing it out as bait.

"The development of a chaotic situation concerns everybody," he said.