Sentence examples for efforts delayed from inspiring English sources

The efforts delayed the project by some six weeks and added as much as $3 million to its cost.

The first was the August blackout, which showed that uncoordinated efforts delayed response, especially when calls overloaded 911, according to a report prepared for the mayor.

Their efforts delayed the troops sufficiently to allow time for the Belgian army to arrive on the left bank of the Meuse.

The administration's efforts, delayed by Egypt's political turmoil and by wariness in Washington about new leaders emerging from its first free elections, gained new urgency in recent weeks, even as the United States risks losing influence and investment opportunities to countries like China.

The longer international efforts delay Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons technology, the more time we create for a political solution to be found.

The clear-up effort delayed kick-off by several minutes.

You can choose rest over effort, delay over action, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and fear over confidence.

Despite those efforts, delays in delivering some $20 billion in aid that the Group of 8 pledged to Egypt and Tunisia in May could itself complicate the transition to democracy.

Despite our best efforts, delays in the approval process have forced us to make other plans and we will not be able to move forward with the data centre.

The most commonly cited critical factors were being treated unfairly or with disrespect, lack of recognition of their efforts, delays and inconsistencies in salary payments, lack of transparent processes and criteria for upgrading or promotion, and death of patients.

Final rescue efforts were delayed after a new fire broke out underground on Friday night.