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The phrase "also dragging its feet" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone or something is delaying or being slow to take action.
Example: "The committee has been dragging its feet on finalizing the project proposal, causing delays in the timeline."
Alternatives: "stalling" or "procrastinating".
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The government is also dragging its feet on European Union demands to make it easier for non-Muslim minorities to reclaim properties confiscated by the state.One reason for this, some suggest, is that the AK government needed to placate a small far-right party whose support it needed in parliament to secure a two-thirds majority on the headscarf.
Davies said that cuts within the DfT had impacted on road safety, but he said the government was also dragging its feet on introducing new technology, such as digital evidential breath tests, and failing to give financial backing to autonomous emergency braking in new cars, where campaigners believe incentives could slash accidents.
(The city was also dragging its feet on its commitment to the deal, he says).
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Facebook has also dragged its feet in confronting openly abusive, racist content on its platform and recently faced criticism for internal policies that allow white nationalism while forbidding white supremacism, drawing what is widely considered to be an artificial distinction between the two.
The statement also denied it was dragging its feet, and criticized the opposition's call for protests that it said risked degenerating into violence that could work against the possibility of securing a referendum.
Diamond also accused the city of dragging its feet on delivering documents to the court needed to consider the case, but in the meantime, the city's lawyers requested the preliminary injunction.
Beijing is also accused by the US of dragging its feet on punitive UN action against Pyongyang's nuclear proliferation.
Also, government officials said, until early November, the United Arab Emirates seemed to be dragging its feet on providing documentation -- a problem officials said has dissipated.
It's amazing how the military is dragging its feet.
But he also said Facebook spent some time pushing back — questioning why changes to app permissions were necessary and dragging its feet on shuttering the friends' data API.
Why is the UK dragging its feet?
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