Sentence examples for order a postponement from inspiring English sources

Neither boat left Valencia harbor with waves well over one meter, or slightly more than three feet, the height above which the race director can order a postponement.

But players and coaches from both clubs have "expressed discomfort" over that proposition, leading the Italian football federation to order a postponement following a meeting held in Parma on Friday.

As the Big East women's basketball tournament officials tentatively prepared for Monday's semifinals, the big question changed from "Who will win?" to "Will they play?" With a snowstorm menacing the East Coast tonight, Gov. John G. Rowland of Connecticut warned people against driving but did not order a postponement of the games.

The trial judge in the Microsoft antitrust case surprised everyone by ordering a postponement of the conduct restrictions he imposed just two weeks earlier until appeals are complete.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, ordered a postponement today in the inauguration of President Mohammad Khatami, adding a new wrinkle to the extended political struggle here between reformists seeking change and their conservative rivals.

6 Iran Reformist Is Delayed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, ordered a postponement in the inauguration of President Mohamed Khatami, adding to a struggle to maintain the status quo. 9 Bosnian Muslims at The Hague Three high-ranking Bosnian Muslim officers indicted by the United Nations war crimes tribunal on murder charges arrived at the detention center in The Hague.

On the morning of 13 August, the weather was bad and Göring ordered a postponement of raids.

But in response to a request by the state attorney general, the judges ordered a temporary postponement of the transfer, said Chuck Davis, a spokesman for Attorney General John J. Farmer Jr.

These orders were also delayed and the 19th Division commander asked for a postponement, then ordered the 57th Brigade to advance without waiting for the 33rd Brigade.

EDITOR'S NOTE 1/19/01: Mr. Cochran had to withdraw when the judge in a high profile trial refused to grant a postponement and ordered all attorneys to be in court ready for trial.

At the last minute, however, officials of the company decided to demand a postponement of action in order to prevent the serious rioting which promised to follow.