Sentence examples for delay preparations from inspiring English sources

They argued that Blair told them to delay preparations for the invasion until the last possible moment because he did not want the United Nations, parliament, or the British public, to believe he had already decided on war at a time of continuing diplomacy at the UN.

The government also turned back Microsoft's proposal to delay preparation of a plan for carrying out the breakup for a year instead of four months, as the plaintiffs had proposed.

The New York fashion week star was forced to reschedule the show after "missing bags, shoes and two fabrics" delayed preparations of his main collection.

The Security Council is concerned that delayed preparations for the Jan . 9referendum on independence for Southern Sudan could reignite the fractious nation's civil conflict.

When the hurriedly built pedestrian bridge near the main stadium collapsed during construction this week, a senior official, Jaipal Reddy, tried to dismiss the accident as a "minor matter," even though many people thought it symbolized the risks of delaying preparations until the last minute.

This in turn delayed preparations ahead of the storm.

It will strongly criticise Tony Blair for promising George Bush that the UK would join the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 but keeping parliament and the public in the dark; attack ministers, mandarins and top brass alike for allowing Blair to delay military preparations; and damn the catastrophic failure to prepare for the subsequent occupation of the country.

But aggressive chemotherapy when death is but weeks or months in the offing can seriously compromise the quality of patients' remaining time and may delay their preparations for the end of life, to the detriment of both patients and their families.

If you are planning to delay the preparation, keep the pit on the avocado and put the other half back to prevent oxidation.

There have been further delays, but preparations continue.

Pressure on health services normally reduces in summer, often producing undue optimism about how they will cope come winter and delaying necessary preparations.