Sentence examples for defer construction from inspiring English sources

Last month, the Obama administration decided to defer construction of a new plutonium research facility at the laboratory for at least five years because of budget constraints.

He left open the possibility that Mr. Clinton could decide to defer construction of the antimissile system, which would be designed to ward off limited attacks by countries possessing only a few nuclear weapons.

Hybrid mini-grids can be an effective solution since they exploit local renewable resources integrated with energy storage devices, reduce the use of fuel generators, and defer the construction of long and expensive grids until the growth of demand makes it profitable.

There is speculation that some existing office space in Stamford may be vacated, deferring new construction further.

The report, which President Bill Clinton read just before deferring initial construction on a missile system last September, acknowledged that the program was still in its early stages and was progressing well on some fronts.

Unlike the case with the high-pressure test last July, which President Bill Clinton cited in deferring initial construction on a missile shield, the Pentagon is playing down the importance of the new launching, saying the Bush administration will move forward with the program, regardless of the outcome.

The university, down to its last $26 billion, has deferred grand construction plans and taken away hot breakfasts from upperclassmen.

We have stated on several occasions that we ordinarily defer to the construction of a state statute given it by the lower federal courts unless such a construction amounts to plain error.

And Mr. Green said he would have to defer financing for construction of such public transportation projects as the Second Avenue subway.

Maryland is taking the fix-it-first approach — and calls the $638 million it will receive in stimulus money most welcome, given that the state was forced to defer $2.1 billion worth of construction and repair projects when the economy soured.

Mr. Bloomberg drew a sharp contrast between now and the 1970's, when the city pulled through another fiscal crisis by deferring maintenance and construction projects, a move that cost the city down the road when its infrastructure crumbled.