Word: delayer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...resignation of the project manager of the construction company, problems with the acquisition of materials and bad weather, all contributed to the delay...
Over 2400 students have signed a petition calling on the Faculty to delay a final vote on the Core and to open the decision-making process to students. They must be heard...
...delay in the vote is essential if there is to be reasonable discussion of alternatives. For several years committees have been working on a Core proposal and proponents of such a proposal have been rallying support. It is hardly fair to opposing views to allow them only the time since late February to respond...
Boxcar discovery: requests for every remotely relevant document. Also known as "fishing expeditions" and "give us the warehouse," discovery involves use (or abuse) of pretrial procedural rules to delay and wear down the other side...
Paper wars: trying to drown the other side in motions, interrogatories, depositions, pleadings, cross-claims and countersuits. Exploiting every procedural nook, cranny and nuance in order to avoid or delay trial on the merits. Often used to great effect in complex antitrust cases...