Sentence examples for constituted a delay from inspiring English sources

Senior DWP managers refused to accept that the latest dates for full roll-out of the programme constituted a delay, saying it merely reflected the expanding scope of the government's welfare reform agenda.

The median AOD was considered significant and raised concern as it may constitute a delay in patient care.

Of course, despite the growing number of reports around the iWatch, Apple keeps its release timelines purposefully close to the chest for a reason: even if it was targeting a 2013 launch for the iWatch, missing that date wouldn't actually constitute a delay since nothing has been officially announced.

Incomplete prescriptions were found to be frequent and time-consuming for physicians and pharmacists, constituting a delaying factor in the setting up of therapy.

Laming said the delay constituted "a significant missed opportunity" to protect Climbié.

Delay in school progression was a rather crude proxy for poor school performance and children with delayed school progression probably constituted a heterogeneous group, since the delay could have been the result of enrolling in primary school at a relatively old age or language problems.

The request was denied, but when it was revealed in part of the leaked documents the Commissioner faced further allegations that the demand for a delay constituted an attempt at a cover-up.

There is no agreed definition of what constitutes an "acceptable" delay.

Imperfect knowledge about the usage of new technology constitutes a barrier that delays the adoption process.

Beazer delayed its quarterly filing with the SEC, but claims that U.S. Bank has erroneously interpreted the bond agreements to mean that the delay constitutes a breach.

The introduction of propagation delay constitutes a serious parameter for WDM networks performance behavior and a realistic basis for the analysis.