All the more reason to keep dragging their feet until the last minute, hoping that a compromise resolution can be found and, in the case of the poorer countries now being courted by the major powers, hoping that they can somehow find a way to accept the largesse of both sides without having to upset either.
Publishers seeking to manage this transition well should cut authors in appropriately".Publishing houses tempted to keep dragging their feet should consider the possibility that they risk losing more than just having to give up a further 25% of net revenues.
But the company could not keep dragging its feet regarding consolidating the code into one product line.
"Politicians can either accelerate the transition by setting a clear goal, like getting off fossil fuels by 2050, and clear ways to increase our ambition in the years ahead, or they can keep dragging their feet while the rest of us charge ahead.
However, the new export facilities will come on stream slowly, especially if the government keeps dragging its feet over granting export licences.
If the IT industry keeps dragging its feet on moving to IPv6, a new address system that uses many more numbers, the growth of the internet of things will be stymied.Space is also bound to get tight in the ether.
The new doctor refused to see me until they got my records, but my old doctor's office kept dragging their feet.
"That keeps dragging in more people".
Currents kept dragging Sustento underwater.
Their talks are held on the swings in their grammar school's playground, as if to keep one foot dragging in a reassuring past.
Bradman advised Lindwall to keep his dragging rear right foot even further than usual, to avoid being no-balled, and to avoid bowling at full speed until the umpires were satisfied with his action.
