Word: delay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...policy, to the cancellation of the B-1 bomber, delay of the neutron bomb and the strong Administration support for SALT II as finally agreed upon...
...delay, wrote the President in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia, would allow the White House and the Congress to "assess Soviet actions and intentions, and devote our primary attention to the legislative and other measures required to respond to this crisis." Carter emphasized that SALT's eventual approval by the Senate would be "in the national security interest." The request for a delay was greeted with relief by SALT supporters, a number of whom had feared that there was no chance the arms pact could now win the two-thirds vote required for passage...
Fearing an escalation of political violence, Soames asked both Mugabe and Nkomo to delay their own arrivals into Salisbury. When the two leaders do return, under heavy security, they are almost certain to arouse huge popular demonstrations. Obviously Soames was not yet prepared to risk the possible hostility that might also greet them...
...routine shut-down at 6 p.m. turned into a six-hour delay, wasting valuable computer time...
Galvin estimated that one-half to two-thirds of the terminals are now rewired for Nat Sci 110 use and are operating under full computer capacity. "The delay didn't cause too many problems," he said yesterday...