Word: delayer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...vocal minority of priests and laymen has strongly opposed the war, the Catholic hierarchy had always refused to take a stand against it. But at a Washington convocation last week, the church's American bishops approved a resolution calling for an end to the war "with no further delay." "At this point in history," the bishops' statement read, "it seems clear to us that whatever good we hope to achieve through continued involvement in this war is not outweighed by the destruction of human life and of moral values which it inflicts." One bishop, the Most Rev. Thomas...
...postponement followed frantic last-minute efforts to transfer the game from Harvard to the B. U. field. The game was rescheduled to be played at B. U. at 6 p.m. last night but a misunderstanding over use of the field resulted in a further delay...
...sorry for such a long delay between the date of our interview and that of this letter. A great deal has happened since then. No doubt you've heard about the prison employees' alleged finding of a gun and their alleged search for a machine gun--BULLSHIT...
...listens," says William R. Salomon, managing partner of Salomon Brothers, one of the nation's largest investment banking firms, "and just as important, that he understands what you are talking about." Says an admiring Robert Haack, president of the New York Stock Exchange: "The man seems impatient with delay. Once he identifies a problem, he seems to want to solve it and move on to the next...
Five months ago, a workman on the site accidentally dug into a gas main, touching off an explosion that injured eleven people, none seriously, and caused further delay. Now State Mutual is fighting an antiquated provision in the state building code that would force the company to hang fire escapes over the facades of the low-rise buildings. The project complies with Worcester's more modern fire code...