Sentence examples for off the measures from inspiring English sources

Though it lacks the lobbying muscle of heavy industries like coal or steel, the flower industry is marshaling its members to hold off the measures.

Shortly after Barack Obama signed off the measures on Thursday it emerged that rating agency Standard & Poors had warned on the outlook for the Russian economy amid escalating tensions over Ukraine.

When they meet again on Wednesday, they are expected to sign off on the measures and raise the stakes.

Brussels, however, has held off on the measures, pending passage in Congress of new tax legislation that would eliminate the subsidies.

But online or off, the measure of a tool's value is it usefulness to the people it is meant to reach.

Garcetti has said he hopes to head off the measure before it reaches the ballot.

You will get more than a ½ teaspoon of salt, so make sure to use a knife to level off the measuring spoon.

For that to happen, the full Legislature and the governor have to sign off on the measure.

Zirkin said Vallario deserved some credit for ultimately signing off on the measure and doing so in a politically savvy way.

Auto industry representatives on Friday urged the Air Resources Board to hold off on the measure and try to reach a compromise with the federal government.

He said: "Unequivocally, tax credit recipients in work will be made worse off by the measures in the budget on average".