Word: delayed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...country's power, a cornerstone of his drive to double the size of the Soviet economy by the year 2000. Thirty-four new nuclear plants are under construction. The plants are needed all the more because Soviet oil reserves are dwindling. Still, the disaster will inevitably delay new construction, particularly of graphite-core units. "This comes at a bad time for them psychologically," said a Western specialist in Moscow, "since there's been so much talk about speeding up productive processes...
...FEST organizer Scott B. Paton '87 initiallysaid yesterday that the SPA had decided on its ownto delay the concert date, but responding toHinkel's comments, he later acknowledged that theSPA pushed back the concert after Face to Faceexpressed concern...
...pork-barrel bill. He also knew that it would take weeks or months before the House version could be reconciled with a Senate bill and put into a form that Reagan might sign. Thus, attaching the contra aid to the spending bill meant at least a long delay in money for the rebels, and even then, it would pose a difficult decision for Reagan on whether to veto the combined legislation...
...formidable enemy of intuition, according to Rowan, is "analysis paralysis," a condition caused by too much inquiry. "Constantly accumulating new information . . . without giving the mind a chance to percolate and come to a conclusion intuitively can delay any important decision until the time for action expires," he says. That is "substituting study for courage." He advises executives not to fret about their lack of experience. Rowan recalls that King Gillette was a bottle-cap salesman when he dreamed up the safety razor. Concludes Rowan: "Inexperience may make us more daring...
...billion in 1981, Saudi oil earnings dropped to $28 billion last year. Uncertainty over petroleum prices and revenues prompted Fahd last month to take the unprecedented step of postponing approval of the country's new budget until summer. To the Saudis, accustomed to decision making by royal decree, the delay was a sign of indecision and uncertainty at the country's highest political level...