Sentence examples for were delayed to from inspiring English sources

One morning we were delayed to allow a large sarcophagus to be removed from a parked van.

Congressional aides said the hearings were delayed to give the committee's chairman, Senator John McCain, more time to recuperate from recent surgery for skin cancer.

Presidential and parliamentary elections in Nigeria scheduled for 14 February were delayed to 28 March because of the multinational operation against Boko Haram.

An Uber spokesperson said: "Unfortunately an error by the bank has meant that payments due by today were delayed to a very small proportion of drivers who use our app.

Wenjian Liu will be buried this coming weekend (the services were delayed to allow relatives to get here from China; that these two men are the ones Brinsley found randomly is a reflection of the N.Y.P.D.'s real diversity, as well as the city's).

Higher borrowing was largely driven by weak income tax receipts, reflecting weak wage growth and distortions which flattered revenues in the early part of last year when bonus payments were delayed to take advantage of the cut in top rate tax to 45p from 50p in April 2013.

Several vehicle programs have been delayed to save money.

The foreclosure sale date was delayed to 7 January.

Its start was delayed to get everyone in.

(The show had been scheduled to open this week but was delayed to work out technical problems).

It was meant to open next year, but has been delayed to 2025.