The ruling Democratic Party had tried to head off a delay by trying to secure support for a bond issuance bill that would finance about 40 percent of its 92 trillion yen $117 billionn) budget for this fiscal year.
Why didn't they take effect on Jan . 1 A. The New Year's Eve deal to head off automatic tax increases delayed the cuts for two months.
A railroad, for example, could employ data streaming from trackside cameras to measure and predict wear and tear on train wheelsets to head off problems that could result in expensive delays.
For this reason, Soult directed Gazan's infantry to head off the Spanish force and protect the delayed siege-train, while he himself continued onward to Almendralejo with his cavalry.
Senior Republican aides said one of the reasons that the House leaders had decided to move now is that they wanted to head off any effort by the bill's supporters to delay its effect until after the 2002 elections.
"As an international manager you have to deal with it because it can have a knock-on effect, if a player is delayed joining up or has to head off somewhere.
A granular familiarity with the road and rail networks is essential to head off awkward questions about traffic improvement on the B668 or delays to train services on the Great Western main line.
In that case, Afghan officials were slow to try to head off violence, and American officials later said they were concerned and angered by the delay.
The vote appeared to head off, at least for now, threats by some opponents of immunity, including Senator Dodd, to delay a vote through a filibuster.
The goal was to produce a list of relevant indicators (like total gasoline reserves or delivery delays) that could be monitored so that managers would be able to head off problems early.
Mr. Giuliani had delayed for several months, thus raising hopes that he would find a way to head off a soft-dollar-for-soft-dollar competition with Mrs. Clinton.
