Sentence examples for seeking more time from inspiring English sources

That left the government in Athens seeking more time to make reforms.

Mr. Rudin is seeking more time to ask questions, a request that Mr. Larkin said he intended to oppose.

The Interior Department has issued instructions on seeking more time on the leases; a spokeswoman said the administration had not declined requests for extensions so far.

Building owners and landlord groups have opposed the changes, seeking more time to allow refiners and distributors to meet the new demands.

All states must bring their levels of fine-particle pollution into compliance by 2010, though they can ask for an exemption seeking more time, E.P.A. officials said.

DELAY SOUGHT The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more time to respond to a Congressional request regarding how the agency handled referrals about suspicious trading activity at the hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors.

"We are not foreclosing any options," Mr. Chambers said when asked if he might seek more time, beyond the June 11 extension.

But instead of seeking an indictment, the United States attorney in the Northern District of California at the time, Kevin V. Ryan, sought more time and a new grand jury.

Germany has sought more time for its banks to adjust to the new rules and raise the necessary capital, Reuters reported.

The proposals were broadly the same as those announced last week, which were delayed as the company sought more time to win round investors and debtholders.

Ms. O'Connor said the 10-day limit was a reasonable compromise, adding that most towns could review the zoning permit within 10 business days or seek more time.