Word: delay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stalemate between reformers and conservatives on the Politburo compelled Gorbachev to put off seeking endorsement of specific decrees that would put his radical reforms into effect. Instead, the General Secretary pledged to present a detailed plan before the end of the year. As if frustrated by the delay, he attacked with particular relish the subject of slovenly industrial habits. Noting a decline in the enthusiasm for discipline and order that first accompanied his reforms, he charged that "loafers, spongers and pilferers once again feel at ease...
...military, the newly united Democrats came unglued. As haggling over a 1988 budget resolution split the House and Senate Democrats, Congress came to a near standstill for almost six weeks. The Washington Post derided the "Flubbocrats," and Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd, stymied on other fronts, threatened to delay the August recess if his dilatory colleagues did not buckle down...
...officials, on the other hand, argued that the problem with the June 25 meeting was a lack of advance preparation that could be solved with only a few weeks' delay. But that claim rang hollow. Conceded one U.S. diplomat: "We panic at the thought of a Central American agreement with the Sandinistas...
...Senate Foreign Relations Committee was on the brink of voting on a bill that would halt the reflagging. But after a lengthy conference with Assistant Secretary of State Richard Murphy, the panel decided to delay the vote until this week. "We need a few more days to think about it," said Chairman Claiborne Pell, a Rhode Island Democrat...
...students, a remarkable odyssey came to a close -- at least in this life. The journey actually began months before Rinpoche's birth, when a holy man died. "The monks of Surmang were feeling lost without their abbot," Rinpoche wrote, "and were eager that his reincarnation should be found without delay." After a vision and a sign or two, the Rinpoche baby was found and rather swiftly proclaimed the chosen one. The peasant infant became the spiritual boy king...