Word: delay
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sailor Still Afloat (Reuters) ? The sailor the Navy wants to discharge because he listed himself as 'gay' in his AOL profile has won a delay of the dismissal after filing a lawsuit...
...next move was to send a clear signal of determination around the globe. In a conference call on the morning of Dec. 21, Summers had asked the six other deputy finance ministers of the G-7 nations to make sure their largest commercial banks gave a hand by delaying Korea's loan repayments. Three days later in Manhattan, New York Federal Reserve Bank Chairman William McDonough met with six large banks to urge them to roll over loans to Seoul. McDonough also asked the bankers to delay the "margin calls" on currency swaps and derivative deals, which might help unravel...
Although many economists argue that it will be difficult and expensive to find an alternative to oil and coal--and that we should delay the transition for as long as possible--their position is based on a technological pessimism that seems out of place today. The first automobiles and computers were difficult to use and expensive, but the pioneers persevered and made improvements, and ultimately triumphed in the marketplace...
...only bad news DeBartolo has received. Last week a citizens' watchdog group sued officials of the city of San Francisco in order to invalidate last summer's referendum in which voters agreed to help fund DeBartolo's proposed $525 million stadium/mall at Candlestick Point, a move that could delay the venture and cause problems for DeBartolo's beloved 49ers...
BREATHING UNEASY A common asthma treatment, the steroid inhalant beclomethasone, is great at reducing the frequency of attacks, but it may have a downside: a study finds that in kids with mild asthma, the drug may delay growth slightly...