Sentence examples for moratorium were not from inspiring English sources

The Palestinian leadership has said from the start of the direct talks, which began four weeks ago, that if the building moratorium were not extended there would be no point in continuing the negotiations.

But Mr. Delgado said he learned that the moratorium was not ironclad and vowed to fight.

"The moratorium was not legal," said Sartaj Aziz, the adviser to the prime minister on national security and foreign affairs.

"It is disappointing I must demonstrate the moratorium was not an idle threat," she wrote in her veto message.

He said that the settlement moratorium was not enough but that it was a sign of promise to be encouraged.

Mark Buckingham, a Monsanto spokesman, said a moratorium was not needed because the company was willing to work with farmers to resolve their concerns.

Dominick J. Thomas, a lawyer who represents several developers in the Seymour area, said the town "does not have a building boom" and a moratorium was not necessary.

BP opposed the inclusion of these cases in the settlement, saying the moratorium was not directly caused by the spill; those claims, which were also excluded from consideration by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, will now have to go to court.

Mr. Abbas told the pan-Arab daily newspaper Al Hayat in an interview published on Sunday that if the building moratorium was not extended, his next step would be to consult with the Palestine Liberation Organization and Arab League leaders.

Mr. Abbas has threatened to withdraw from the face-to-face talks if the moratorium is not extended; Mr. Netanyahu has signaled that he plans to let building resume.

If the moratorium is not lifted, Baylor will have to divert money from other projects to keep its financial promises to the new recruits, Dr. Kuspa said, which could slow the institute's overall research progress.