Sentence examples for truncated timetable from inspiring English sources
But because of the truncated timetable for getting the bill into law before a looming general election, the government's as-yet unwritten clause is unlikely to face any major scrutiny before coming into force.
As finance minister Paul Martin's communications adviser, David Herle, points out in our pamphlet, Canada underwent a wide-ranging first-principles review of all state activities, as George Osborne has promised to do here, albeit on a much truncated timetable.
While some experts said Mr. Bush had faced an even more difficult challenge than his predecessors because the five-week post-election stalemate limited the time he had to prepare -- a point the new administration has made time and again -- many others asserted that Mr. Bush actually benefited from the truncated timetable.
The truncated timetable raises new fears that the election will be a repeat of the disastrous 2008 vote, in which Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition candidate, won the most votes, but refused to participate in a runoff because of violence by the country's security forces that targeted his supporters.
A key criticism of the IP Bill has been the truncated timetable afforded to the joint select committee that is hearing views on the proposed legislation.
But with Labour in opposition at Westminster, it may face calls to make concessions if even draft legislation is to be introduced to a truncated timetable.
A truncated exhibition followed.
It felt like truncated revelry.
