But there are reasonable arguments now for planning the poll according to a carefully measured timetable.
Earlier on Thursday, Dr. Acheson told members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee at a hearing that the agency needed six to eight more weeks before it could provide details about the safety plan's specific measures, their timetables and their costs.
The pro-democracy camp has threatened to vote against the measures unless a timetable is announced for the introduction of universal suffrage.
But even if the bureaucrats keep to Mr Klaus's timetable, these measures are unlikely to come into force before the autumn.
The Spanish finance minister, with French and Italian backing, called for a quick timetable on measures that would allow a bank rescue program for Spain to proceed under terms favored by the government in Madrid.
That is progress of sorts, but the president is holding stubbornly to his position that greenhouse- gas emissions can be reduced without setting standards and timetables for measuring performance a curious stance for someone who holds an MBA degree.
The Beijing conference was the fourth U.N. conference on women, but more than the others it established concrete targets -- such as abolishing laws that discriminate against women economically or increasing the number of women in public administration -- and set timetables for measuring progress.
He also asked if Microsoft would "set goals, targets and timetables to measure its diversity and inclusion progress related to workforce, supplier diversity and inclusion of people of color within your financial and professional services work".
The plan must list the legislative measures Greece proposes and a timetable for the introduction of austerity measures and reforms.
Cuba's Council of Ministers, it said, had approved a timetable for implementing "measures that will lead to monetary and exchange unification".
Timetable data have already been analysed from the current metro timetables and also measured time taken between stations.
