Sentence examples for delay but from inspiring English sources

It managed to delay, but not stop, the operation.

Experienced advisers counseled delay, but Otho insisted on action.

He tried to clear his mind and come up with reasons to delay, but none came.

I didn't expect this delay, but I'm not shocked by it".

The tactic can be used to delay, but not to stop eurozone laws.

That is why, he says, "all procrastination is delay, but not all delay is procrastination".

Even now, officials here talk of a delay, but never cancellation.

"There is always a reason to delay but I'm wary about that," he told the newspaper.

A veto would force a renegotiation that will delay--but probably not greatly alter--NIH's raise.

Similar movements of money had destroyed the career of Tom DeLay, but the Chamber came out just fine.

They labelled this as 'delay' but without providing data for non-Asians.