Word: delay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard is trying very hard to delay my book because Professor Samuels did not have access to those archives and didn't even know about them until four weeks ago," Simpson said...
...think they got badly burned at Chernobyl because you can hide these things no matter what," said Shultz, referring to the Soviets' delay in reporting that accident...
...week, both sides proclaimed these conclusions publicly. After insisting that Daniloff was an "innocent hostage," Reagan went on to say the Geneva talks held out the hope that the "ice of the negotiating stalemate could break." The U.S., he said, "is prepared to conclude an interim (INF) agreement without delay." The President did not mention a summit, but Shevardnadze filled in that gap the next day. The key passage in his speech: "Lately, encouraging outlines of meaningful agreements have been emerging. A summit meeting is also a realistic possibility. We could move forward rather smoothly, if that is what...
Even when clearly warranted, improvements require endless deliberation and delay. Putting copy card readers only in the little-used Tozzer Library is a case in point...
...delay -- intentional or not -- looked remarkably like a custom-made face-saving device. It will allow the President to avoid violating the SALT II ceilings without requiring him to repudiate his earlier vow to forge ahead with missile deployment. The delay, unconfirmed by the White House, might not be a gambit at all. But news of the delay spilled to the public at a time when the superpowers seemed to have reached an impasse in pre-summit talks. The U.S. wants to discuss "regional issues," like Soviet policy toward Afghanistan, Central America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East...