Sentence examples for win time for from inspiring English sources

It will get no blame for the deferral and will win time for reforms.

London thus hoped to win time for new talks to restart the stalled process to end 30 years of conflict.

"It is now clear that Russia merely wants to win time for the Syrian regime to smash the opposition," he said.

Britain ordered the temporary suspension of Northern Ireland's home-rule government today, hoping to win time for renewed negotiations to resolve the stalled effort to end 30 years of conflict that has claimed 3,600 lives.

It must be October in a presidential election year and the Democratic candidates must be poised to win: time for pastoral letters from some Roman Catholic bishops urging rejection by me and my co-religionists of candidates (read: Democrats) who are not in lock step with the church's teachings on abortion.

But others wonder whether Russia is merely trying to win time for Damascus or undermine support for military action.

The winning time for the 1 1/8 miles was 1.48.70.

His winning time for the two runs was 2 minutes 54.41 seconds.

Many here said the king had calmed an important part of public anger and won time for changes.

The winning time for the 56 miles was 2 hours 23 minutes 16 seconds, an average of 23.45 m.p.h.

In this instance, Leeder explains: "Historical data is used to predict the winning time for the next Olympics.