Sentence examples for request for time from inspiring English sources

But as Mr. McCain said yesterday, every request for delay is really a request for time to kill the bill.

A complaint may lead to a loss of hours; a refusal to work a particular shift may result in the same, as might a request for time off.

Burns had delivered his ruling on Monday morning with the jury absent from court but agreed to a crown request for time to consider an appeal.

The Times recently reported that Artest's team had denied his request for time off to promote the imminent release of the CD he had produced.

If the pitcher begins his windup, the batter will not be permitted to step out of the batter's box unless the umpire grants his request for time.

According to David Granger, editor of Esquire, the magazine had a standing request for time with Mr. Cruise, and Ms. Kingsley called and offered him the homeless interview.

University and academic holidays must be observed; reasonable requests for time off made with sufficient notice generally should be granted.

Ms. Baumert-Moyik said that her requests for time off -- or compensatory time -- for the hours owed to her were either denied or ignored.

Lessons are disrupted by constant requests for time out to go and get drinks of water or to go outside and many tasks take far longer to perform.

Allardyce will consider requests for time off but, during his days in charge of Bolton, he soon ran out of patience with El Hadji Diouf.

He describes how his software company tracks requests for time off and the conversations he's had with skeptical managers and longtime employees.