Sentence examples for deferred- from inspiring English sources

Throughout her career she referred to herself as a "hack", and even when her reputation was at it height, she always deferred to the picture editor.

A decision on the issue has been deferred to June.

The strange thing about the move to radical populism in politics is how much, so far, the young have deferred to the systems designed by the old.

And critically, Abbott's signature women's policy, the enhanced paid parental leave scheme has now been deferred with no clear signal of return.

Meaninglessness, endlessly deferred, is our bread and butter.

Over the course of the weekend, they all say much the same, but I can never be bothered to press them on the obvious question: "What's on it?" Perhaps I have a talent for deferred gratification.

A woman named Kanta from the alliance – which also comprises Mahila Milan (Women Together in Hindi) and SPARC Societyy for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres) – came to meet Parveen and her neighbours soon after the demolition was deferred.

In the case of AIB, the bonuses that have been stopped were deferred payments granted in 2008 – the year the wheels started to fall off the industry.

She had always deferred to the picture editor, whose choice was often motivated by what would look good on the page or could be easily cropped to fit the space.

More than four-fifths of FCPA cases against companies since 2010 have been settled with deferred-prosecution or non-prosecution agreements that is, out-of-court settlements in which the prosecution's case does not undergo the scrutiny of a judge.

That matters all the more since other countries are copying the American approach: Britain, for instance, has allowed deferred-prosecution agreements since 2013.Some companies are starting to resist prosecutors' expansive legal interpretations.