Sentence examples for threatened delay from inspiring English sources

The threatened delay in the power plant rules also overshadowed a key environmental initiative at the White House on Tuesday to phase out production and use of a powerful greenhouse gas used in refrigerators and air conditioners by 2020.

Although the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission previously said it hoped the product would hit shelves by summer, the timeline is unclear, with various hurdles threatening delays.

Local 282's members deliver concrete to New York construction sites, and the Gambino family recognized that if it controlled the local, it could extort money from builders by threatening delays.

Next month the proposed garden bridge faces a further obstacle with a full judicial review of the project, which threatens delays for the Garden Bridge Trust, which insists construction work must begin by the end of 2015 to avoid a clash with work on the Thames Tideway Tunnel, one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe.

Some Republican senators threatened to delay, or possibly kill, the bill.

The profound differences have threatened to delay the start of the UN-led negotiations.

Mr. Lott threatened to delay the bill with amendments and, if necessary, a filibuster.

The Coast Guard issue is among disputes that have threatened to delay creation of the department.

The drawn-out debate had threatened to delay NATO's operation beyond its planned 30 days.

The discovery threatened to delay the bridge's opening by months.

The problem threatened to delay the launching of the space shuttle Discovery to Mir on Tuesday.