Sentence examples for put off action from inspiring English sources

But Senate leaders decided tougher measures were needed and put off action on the legislation.

That's because "slow" gives people the opportunity to put off action.

Judge Lawrence M. McKenna put off action until Wednesday, lawyers said.

But every time we put off action, the action we will be forced to take will ultimately be greater.

Twice, at the request of Con troller Abraham D. Beame's representatives, the board put off action during yesterday's meeting.

Best to put off action as long as possible, and lying to achieve this goal is a perfectly wise decision.

How do we bridge the intention-behavior gap when according to Dan Ariely, an expert in behavioral economics, "In the same way that we often fail to act on positive intentions about dieting or exercise, we put off actions that help the environment"?

China's government is clearly trying to string the rest of us along, putting off action until something — it's hard to say what — comes up.

(3) Answering a red herring: we are not putting off action until 2020.

The commission listened to dozens of speakers for nearly three hours before putting off action on the highly controversial and emotional issue.

When confronting your own impatience, understand that there's a major difference between patience and procrastination: patience is an act, while procrastination is putting off action.