Sentence examples for seek a postponement from inspiring English sources

With the preliminary agreement in hand, Mr. Bos said he would seek a postponement on the deadline for a final agreement as well.

Defence lawyers are expected to use a procedural hearing today to seek a postponement of Mr Chirac's trial for, in effect, embezzling Paris taxpayers' money to fund his political career in the early 1990s.

The question of whether Mr. McVeigh would seek a postponement came as legal experts said there might be conflict between Mr. McVeigh and his lawyers over whether to press for further consideration of the new information.

Patrick Maisonneuve, a lawyer for Lagarde, told Europe-1 on Monday morning that he would seek a postponement when the proceedings open, arguing that it doesn't make sense for Lagarde to go on trial while a separate investigation in the case is still underway.

The pair are due to appear before the committee on Thursday, but are likely to seek a postponement as they want to appear in person.

Political parties, which are only starting to form and register, have also sought a postponement, officials said.

Though board members discussed seeking a postponement of the runoff, officials said yesterday that they did not consider it necessary.

I really don't know," said John Robbins, Mr. Blanton's lawyer, who unsuccessfully sought a postponement in his client's trial after the ruling.

But defence lawyers went to the home of the judge Syed Mahmud Hossain and sought a postponement, said one of them, Sazzad Ali Chowdhury.

Mr. Rutelli, who publicly urged the organizers to spare the feelings of "an aging pope," said he had sought a postponement because the week of July 1 includes several important Jubilee events, including a Polish pilgrimage.

Uefa, European football's governing body, ruled out seeking a postponement of Friday's election and will instead back Blatter's challenger, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan.