The phrase "a postponement arguing that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a delay or deferral that is justified by a specific argument or reasoning.
Example: "The committee issued a postponement arguing that further research was needed before making a final decision."
Alternatives: "a delay claiming that" or "a deferral stating that".
Dr Ibrahima Fall, a presidential candidate and former UN assistant secretary general (under Kofi Annan), this week called for a postponement of the election, arguing that "the current situation will not allow a genuine poll".
The Movement for Democratic Change had taken its case to court, arguing that a postponement was vital if it was to field a full team of candidates in the elections, which could see a real challenge to President Robert Mugabe.
Patrick Maisonneuve, a lawyer for Lagarde, told Europe-1 on Monday morning that he would seek a postponement when the proceedings open, arguing that it doesn't make sense for Lagarde to go on trial while a separate investigation in the case is still underway.
"Instead of a decision, we were given a postponement, one that is not necessarily in our favor," he said.
"Her office contacted my office and asked for a postponement, and that's what we did.
Although few would argue that the postponement of death is a tangible gain, the value of increasing longevity is difficult to translate into monetary terms, and there has often been an undue focus on the perceived negatives (health and social care costs, including pensions).
Morris has borrowed a theory from his friend and fellow zoologist Clive Bromhall, who in his book The Eternal Child argued that a key feature of our evolutionary history has been the extension of childhood and the postponement of breeding.
It may be argued that Mr. Bush has no power to grant a reprieve, or postponement of the execution, since Texas law permits only one gubernatorial reprieve, and Mr. Graham received one from Gov. Ann Richards in 1993.
The governor made the postponement after a federal district judge in Ohio stayed another execution, when that death-row inmate argued that the state had repeatedly violated its own protocols for administering the death penalty.
