Sentence examples for postponement and a from inspiring English sources

It only takes six results for things to go offtrack, as he gets a postponement and a pools panel prediction mixed up: "Tottenham Hotspur postponed, West Ham United 1H".

The New Orleans Saints were one of three teams (along with Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay) that were forced to deal with a 21-day gap between their first and second games of the season because of the Week 2 postponement and a subsequent bye.

After four months of research, more than 8,000 lodged complaints, over 5,000 face-to-face interviews, one postponement and a fair degree of controversy, the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (Bici) is about to deliver its landmark verdict on the country's much-criticised human rights record.

In any event, it's best to look at this latest development as merely a postponement and not an outright killing of the plan.

(This was the first concert in the Stern Auditorium after a 10-day run of cancellations and postponements and a loss of utilities at Carnegie in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and another storm was causing havoc outside).

It has been a long time coming, but after months of wrangling, three postponements and a lot of international pressure, Madagascar is finally set to hold its first presidential elections since a coup in early 2009.

The unpredictable weather, which can lead to postponements, and a packed schedule of other events complicate plans to broadcast the Cup, said John Wildhack, executive vice president for programming acquisitions and strategy at ESPN. "You're at the mercy of the elements, with too much or too little wind, so you can get into significant conflicts," he said.

Justice Wetzel granted the postponement and set a new date of Sept. 4. In 1998, Mr. Jovanovic was convicted of kidnapping and assaulting the woman in a sadomasochistic encounter after a dinner date, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

First came the month-and-a-half postponement, justified on the grounds that Jonathan's government needed more time to secure the north from Boko Haram.

Related: Opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari wins Nigerian election First came the month-and-a-half postponement, justified on the grounds that Jonathan's government needed more time to secure the north from Boko Haram.

As scheduled, the series was to have taken seven years, but rainouts caused postponements and an extra year was added.