Sentence examples for government a delay from inspiring English sources

Late Monday, the European Union competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, granted the Dutch government a delay of 24 hours on the deadline for reaching a preliminary agreement to divest the assets.

Fears that this might backfire, by demoralising Romania so much that its reforms unravelled, are probably misplaced especially if a later date were offered as a firm promise.For the Romanian government, a delay might even be welcome, so long as it became known only after November's election.

Even the judges seemed surprised, asking whether the government wanted a delay to reconsider its position.

But if the government allowed a delay of another four or five months, he warned, communities would become cynical about the promise of peace, like they have with past broken promises.

He declined further explanation of why the government supports a delay.

There it will be joined by debates over the funding of the government and a delayed debt-ceiling debate to form a Three Stooges of government obstinacy.

The government first announced a delay in plans to push through the controversial package yesterday.

"The government felt that a delay in the trial for technical reasons would give the wrong signal".

The government has announced a delay in the rollout of the NHS 111 number in England.

"Coal plants will be forced to shut unless they can secure government subsidies or a delay or reduction in environmental regulations," the report says.

Dent was among only a dozen House Republicans to vote against a bill to tie government funding to a delay in implementing a key part of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare program, known as Obamacare.