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Discover LudwigThe phrase "adjourn the matter" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in formal contexts, such as legal or parliamentary settings, to indicate the suspension or postponement of a discussion or decision on a specific issue.
Example: "The committee decided to adjourn the matter until the next meeting to allow for further research."
Alternatives: "postpone the issue" or "suspend the discussion".
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"An agreement to produce a structured plan for bilateral talks on maritime delimitation was never part of the agreement to adjourn the matter," she said.
As a safeguard against a possible injustice, could I respectfully ask that you adjourn the matter until the constitutional position of all courts is clarified".
It is alleged that Culleton, using his Senate letterhead, wrote to the Cairns magistrate on 15 November asking him to adjourn the matter of a Herberton man who he said was "threatened with imprisonment".
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Judge Frank asked the orchestra to produce more bank statements and adjourned the matter to next week.
Spencer subsequently ordered Murrumu to be released and adjourned the matter.
Dr. Frist also warned the House Republican leadership that he would not agree to adjourn the Congress until the Schiavo matter was resolved -- a parliamentary move that, he said, "kept the lights on and the door open". As tensions festered among Republicans, Democratic aides passed out an unsigned one-page memorandum that they said had been distributed to Senate Republicans.
It did not adjourn the meeting.
We will now adjourn the cold summit.
motion to adjourn the hearing.
They're calling to adjourn the hearing.
Congress adjourned before debating the matter.
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