Sentence examples for seek to delay from inspiring English sources

Blumenthal said yesterday that motions filed by the defendants seek to delay the lawsuit.

In white-collar-crime prosecutions, defense attorneys invariably seek to delay the trials of their clients.

There are still opponents, and they may still seek to delay approval.

Debt-ridden countries will seek to delay the inevitable; their rescuers frequently will, too.

But the White House can also seek to delay, cut or restructure other programs to free money for the military.

The move ends uncertainty over whether lawyers would seek to delay demolition so that eventual jurors might view the crime scene.

Obeid's legal team is seeking to delay the trial due to "enormous pre-trial publicity".

But they have supported those seeking to delay and weaken them.

It sided with Mr. Labastida and Mr. Cardenas, who sought to delay the formal face-off.

Yesterday, Mr. Smith's lawyers made a startling argument as they sought to delay the trial.

Some members of Congress had sought to delay a decision until further studies were completed.