Word: delay
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Gore '69 stopped eight times yesterday toplug Clinton's central message, calling theelection a "chance to reject the politics ofdenial and division, inaction, excuses, delay,failure and the betrayal of a whole series ofpromises to average working families...
While Bush supporters point to the administration's Clean Air Act of 1990 as evidence of the president's commitment to the environment, Quayle's Council on Competitiveness has done its best to gut the act and delay enforcement of its regulatory provisions. In fact, the act represents one of many environmental initiatives that Quayle's council has sought to undermine. Bush has consistently used his vice president, who chairs the council (which was created in 1990 to combat business regulations), to defend business interests in opposition to environmental proposals...
...delay appears to echo the sentiments of President Neil L. Rudenstine, who said earlier this week that Harvard should not "peg this issue" on a national election...
...years, however, there has been evidence that the market often fails to react as quickly as problems demand. The world took 15 years to respond to signs of ozone depletion in the upper atmosphere, but because ozone-destroying chemicals take 15 years to migrate to that stratum, the real delay amounts to 30 years. Moreover, these chemicals can remain in the atmosphere as long as 100 years. In addition, market forces often work perversely to hasten the demise of species and resources. The increasing appetite for bluefin tuna among sushi lovers and health-conscious diners has vastly increased the market...
...Harvard should not delay its timetable for adecision on ROTC funding based on the results ofthe November presidential election, Rudenstinesaid...