Sentence examples for as the postponement of from inspiring English sources

The Celtics know that no N.B.A. team has come back from a 3-0 deficit and that many see this victory as the postponement of the inevitable.

Moreover, an atmosphere of incompetence and confusion is pervasive, created by such unexpected turns of events as the postponement of the IMF talks, or the signing of a deal to build an LNG terminal with a man simply masquerading as the representative of a Spanish company.The budget was rushed through the last session of Ukraine's current parliament alongside a rash of other legislation.

This process is generally referred to as the postponement of childbearing, which is the central focus of tempo studies in fertility research.

Ideally, we need a two dimensional measure which can describe the probability of gain as well as the postponement of adverse events amongst those who gain.

SPRINT CUP RACE POSTPONED Nascar's bad weather luck at Martinsville Speedway reared its head again as rain forced the postponement of the Sprint Cup race until noon Monday.

On Monday, however, the boats hardly moved at all, as inconsistent winds forced the postponement of the first race in the best-of-three series on the Mediterranean.

Photos: Thousands of protesters fought the police in Dhaka, the capital, yesterday, as efforts to force the postponement of elections reached a third day.

Buttressed by a public health science of the economics of teenage pregnancy that emphasises the postponement of parenthood as key to poverty reduction, young people's lack of appreciation for medical knowledge of contraceptives is most often credited for failed attempts to reduce teenage pregnancy.

At a town-hall-style meeting in Pristina, she defended Serbia when one questioner asked her why the United States was pushing for it to be admitted into the European Union at a time when right-wingers in Belgrade were attacking gay pride parades, or when Serbian fans forced the postponement of a soccer match, as they did in Genoa, Italy, on Tuesday night.

The Chinese ambassador to Kathmandu, Yang Houlan, had previously warned that "Nepal is turning into a playground for anti-China activities," prompting speculation that Beijing is using the postponement of Wen's visit as a cudgel to discourage Nepal from softening its policies toward Tibetan refugees.

Gearing up for its latest offensive in the battle for P&O Princess Cruises, the Carnival Corporation plans this week to request the postponement of a shareholder vote as it seeks clarification of the cost of breaking up a rival deal, people close to Carnival said today.