Sentence examples for postponed for weeks from inspiring English sources

And the annual Beijing Marathon, which had been postponed for weeks because of the congress, finally took place last Sunday.

The elections were postponed for six weeks, just a week before they were originally due to be held in mid-February.

I believe that Congress should do what New York City officials did after the 9/11 tragedy (when primaries were postponed for two weeks): The election should be postponed, for a week.

The next round of the punishment was postponed for two weeks on medical grounds.

Their case was postponed for two weeks while the panel considered several defense motions.

(Voting had to be postponed for two weeks there after the sudden death of a parliamentary candidate).

Toyota caught a break when a Congressional hearing to investigate its car recall was postponed for two weeks.

King postponed for six weeks a decision on whether to hold Reed for trial on charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.

He said the cancellation was the first for the Birkebeiner, although poor conditions caused the 1981 race to be postponed for two weeks.

Nigeria has postponed for six weeks a presidential election that had been due on Saturday, citing the security threat from Boko Haram.

A Nigerian official told Associated Press that voting, scheduled to go ahead on 14 February, would be postponed for six weeks to allow a new multinational force the opportunity to secure land under the control of the terrorist group.