"There is an approaching deadline," the voice continued on behalf of the firm, Martin, Harding & Mazzotti.
It's quite possible that a manager can unwittingly increase an employee's negative feelings about a project by reiterating an approaching deadline.
Even without the urgency of an approaching deadline, the lines in front of immigration offices are fed every day by thousands of people puzzled by mind-numbing immigration regulations and motivated by an intense desire to become Americans.
WASHINGTON — Faced with an approaching deadline and increasing skepticism about Congress's ability to accomplish the task before it, Democrats on a special Congressional committee assigned to reduce the nation's debt load on Wednesday made their first offer to Republicans based on earlier budget talks that ultimately collapsed.
Multiple assignments, an approaching deadline or a difficult coworker also can lead to increased stress levels.
We've all been there: We've got an approaching deadline... so it's time to binge-watch every episode of "Grey's Anatomy".
A major issue facing some home sellers is an approaching deadline to replace all wood-shingled roofs in Burbank by August with material that is less fire-prone.
They may warn you about an approaching deadline time scenario, saying that "If you don't tell us your side, we'll just be left to go with what we have".
(I have a deep aversion to even trying to read anything by Victor Hugo. What has he done to offend me? No idea. But I get a migraine at the mere sight of his books). Most recently I got interrupted (by the warning klaxon of an approaching deadline) halfway through Don Quixote and had to put it aside for a few weeks.
For instance, let's say you dream that there's a shark in your hot tub and its dead eyes stare at you while it flosses its rows of teeth with fishing line; maybe this signals that you're in hot water because of an approaching deadline at work.
"I have asked the court for 'discovery' powers because our family faces a rapidly approaching deadline to provide an accurate, lawful accounting of my father's estate to the Taipei Tax Authority," Wong said in the statement.
