Word: delay
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...little trouble disposing of the 10th-seeded Nystrom, and despite being extended to five sets by another Swede--3rd-ranked Mats Wilander in the semis--it appeared as though be would do the same to Lendl. Indeed the oddsmakers were predicting that only the one-hour rain delay yesterday would prevent McEnroe from a three-set victory in the finals...
Israeli officials set no timetable for freeing as many as 460 more Lebanese prisoners, mostly Shi'ites, still held in Atlit. One purpose of a delay would be to underscore the insistence of both the U.S. and Israel that they had made no deal to secure the freedom of the hostages taken off the hijacked TWA Flight 847. Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin asserted once again last week that the hijacking had actually delayed release of the Atlit prisoners. Nonetheless, the freeing of the 300 validated assurances relayed to Nabih Berri, leader of the Shi'ite Amal militia holding...
...response, Israel's powerful labor federation, the Histadrut, called a one-day strike that forced Peres to delay implementation of key parts of the package...
Associate Dean of the College Martha C. Gefter said earlier this week that as long as the renovations to Briggs began before August 1. she was confident that they could be completed as scheduled by February, despite the one months delay...
Cabot House Master Myra A. Mayman said yesterday that she was assuming that all renovations would be done on time, but added that if there is a delay, "there will be people disappointed, with leaky ceilings," in Cabot House