Sentence examples for deferred the issue from inspiring English sources

Smith deferred the issue, saying he would hold a referendum on the issue if Labour were elected.

The Senate had already deferred the issue until its "lame-duck" session in November, after the mid-term elections but before those elected take office.

"Having deferred the issue to Baucus this summer, Reid signaled on Thursday that he is prepared to join Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y).

In addition, prosecutors would have made a restitution order for money for the victim, but deferred the issue of restitution to the civil court judge handling the wrongful death case.

According to last week's ruling, Newport should have cooperated with the Coastal Commission "to identify those wetlands and habitats which will be preserved, restored or developed". "When the Coastal Commission offered to coordinate, offered to assist in identifying, the city rejected the offer and deferred the issue altogether," Judge Robert Becking wrote on Nov. 21.

Asked about the Phelps medical transfer bill, Shorten said Morrison had "deferred the issues" and "hasn't solved anything".

Lebanon's new government, led by Rafik Hariri, defused tensions with a back-room deal to defer the issue.

Under our own roof, it's tempting to look around the table at our average-weight faces and defer the issue.

Mr. Eran, Israel's former negotiator, suggests transferring as much West Bank land as possible to the Palestinian Authority, while deferring the issue of statehood to a final accord.

The company's outside counsel replied that the board, long before Mr. Hewlett protested publicly, had reconsidered, deciding that the pay proposals did seem high and deferring the issue until after the merger.

Neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians showed much enthusiasm for deferring the issue while completing a peace agreement on territory, security and the fate of Palestinian refugees, the official said.