Chuan Hup said it was not in talks with any companies and had not set a timeframe for a sale.
Darling does not set a timeframe for a further crisis but fears it will come: "People will forget," the former chancellor says.
Vodafone has said it has plans for an initial public offering of shares in its Indian business but has not set a timeframe.
Palestinian officials were expected to start working with members of the security council to seek backing for a resolution setting a timeframe for the ending of what he called the "racist and colonial" occupation – a resolution certain to be opposed by the US.
Presidents, too, at times invite the public into their decision-making processes, before going off to decide in private: Obama, when he was weighing military intervention in Syria; or George W. Bush, the original decider, when, in 2001, he set a timeframe for his announcement on government backing for stem-cell research.
The FA has not set a timeframe to conclude the investigation.
"We set a timeframe of two months after non-appealability of the administrative order to comply with the requirements set therein," he added.
And in situations of conflict or protracted displacement, it is even harder to set a timeframe.
"Detroit needs to be run by Detroiters!" Earlier Thursday, Sara Wurfel, a spokeswoman for Gov. Snyder, told HuffPost the governor had not set a timeframe for starting a preliminary review of Detroit's finances or for appointing an emergency manager.
For administrators and trustees, it can be frustrating if the end game is to develop a plan, set a timeframe, and move the agenda forward to match a world beyond the University gates.
