Word: delay
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...chair of the committee, The de Skocpol, professor of sociology and government, protested the two-month delay, which a change in language would cause. She urged faculty members to endorse the original proposal...
...workers do a better job when records are computerized instead of being piled up, lost and forgotten on the floor of a back room. We know that when a drug-addicted mother asks for help, as many mothers do, it is essential to provide the help she needs without delay, not after a waiting period of six months to a year, as is common in poor urban neighborhoods...
TIME: Most European Union countries, including France, cannot yet meet all the criteria of the Maastricht Treaty. Wouldn't some delay in the single currency or a relaxation of the very strict criteria make sense...
...grades are not handed in by Jan. 2, student transcripts will be delayed. The possibility that this could delay applications to graduate schools and intern programs angered some students and faculty...
Data transmission will be considerably slowed because the probe's main antenna has failed to open, forcing engineers to rely on a much slower backup antenna. Jaroff says the problem can be traced back to 1987, when Galileo's launch was delayed by the Challenger explosion. "After the Challenger, they trucked the probe back to California to be put into storage. What engineers think happened is that the vibrations of the transcontinental trip may have worn out some of the lubricants that should have helped the antenna to open." Because of the delay, the spacecraft will only transmit hundreds...