Sentence examples for tabled the issue from inspiring English sources

Both boards originally set a self-imposed Dec. 31 deadline to coordinate their wish lists, but last week both tabled the issue so an architect could study the feasibility of all the suggestions.

Impeachment chatter has gone relatively quiet in recent months as Democrats have tabled the issue ahead of November's midterm elections, worried it could alienate voters.

After intense criticism from nonprofit organizations that claimed they had not been consulted about the plan to tax them, the board tabled the issue.

In the wake of the retail federation's lawsuit and pressure from business groups, the commission has tabled the issue and likely won't deal with it at least until after the new year.

The City Council discussed possibly removing beach fire rings in 2009 but tabled the issue because it was taking too much staff time at a point when budget constraints were becoming a serious city issue.

While a vote has been tabled, the issue will rear its head again today, January 27, when the council will hear a presentation from the Health Department that will suggest ways to deal with music as a health hazard (the City Council has already decided that, going forth, the Health Department, rather than police, will deal with music complaints).

In the end, they voted to table the issue.

It appears that concern about money prompted the council to table the issue.

In one case, top officers simply showed up at a meeting where the proposal was being discussed; their presence ensured that other people couldn't use the "pocket veto" power of headquarters as an excuse to table the issue.

The city and sauce maker Huy Fong Foods have agreed to discuss a solution and the City Council decided to table the issue until a council meeting on May 14, said City Atty.

Last summer, after news reports that the L.A. County Federation of Labor was pressing for a waiver, a public backlash forced council members to table the issue while the rest of the law advanced.