Word: delay
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sewer separation project has been a small delay with Quincy Street, including the Lamont Library stop," he said. "We haven't had any major delays in the shuttle schedule regarding Lamont Library...
Reeves' proposal, an item on the agenda of yesterday's City Council meeting, was almost immediately tabled by Councillor William H. Walsh. Walsh used the privilege of charter right, which each of the nine members of the City Council possesses, to delay discussion of the proposal until next Monday's council meeting...
...must be for 14 days in advance of travel and include a Saturday night stay. The trip must be taken between October 11 and February 15. For European travel, tickets must be purchased by October 7, and travel must be completed between November 1 and March 31. Don't delay; the airlines say seats are going fast...
...before on-board supplies were to run out, space shuttle Discovery made a touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base in the California desert. The landing, originally scheduled for yesterday in Florida, was postponed because of bad weather conditions. Discovery added 460,000 miles on its odometer because of the delay...
Predictably, attempts to whipsaw public opinion have already begun. Corporate lobbyists urge that action be put on hold until science resolves the unanswered questions. Environmentalists argue that evidence for harm is too strong to permit delay. The issue is especially tough because the chemicals under scrutiny are found almost everywhere.Since many of them contain chlorine or are by-products of processes involving chlorine compounds, the environmental group Greenpeace has demanded a ban on all industrial uses of chlorine. The proposal seems appealingly simple, but it would be economically wrenching for companies and consumers alike...