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The phrase 'hold up the process' is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe an event or situation in which progress on something is slowed down or stopped. For example, "The new regulations held up the process of updating the database."
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So is the government's argument that a committee would hold up the process valid?
At first glance, therefore, it would seem that at least this stage does not give individual Member States the opportunity to hold up the process.
"HMRC say I've to write to them again but I'm afraid if I get something wrong it will hold up the process even longer".
Critics of the servicers acknowledge that sometimes it is owners who hold up the process by coming to mediation without necessary documents.
On the other hand, MPs may try to hold up the process by asking for more details about May's strategy and demands before giving their approval.
I've found that in charities, the decision making boundaries are sometimes unclear and this is one reason why the chief executive and trustees can hold up the process.
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In any case, he said there is significant support for ending the policy and hopes it can be passed this year--unless a filibuster holds up the process.
By cutting red tape that holds up the process of migrants getting legal status, more people will be able to work, she argues, thereby supporting themselves and bolstering Greece's flagging economy.
Not to BT holding up the process".
One item that held up the process: an address.
On the other hand, investigating past contracts was holding up the process of awarding new ones.
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