Word: hold-up
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...Although the paper focuses on foreign military policy, there is also a significant domestic socioeconomic element that was missing from the 2000 version. The document itself was supposed to be released in March, but was delayed possibly for this very reason. Media speculation abounds that the hold-up was due to the Obama Administration's less aggressive policy towards Russia, which forced a rethink on the tone of the document. However, observers believe that specific socioeconomic benchmarks such as poverty, food costs and education were removed from the document - which had been in draft form for over a year...
...hold-up was worst for heart attacks victims, who in 1997 waited an average of eight minutes. By 2004, it had increased by 150 percent, to 20 minutes...
...when you’re running late for the shuttle and the library guard is flipping through every single one of your books. Over the past two weeks, students looking to exit Lamont Library efficiently have encountered uncommonly long lines at odd hours of the night. Students attributed the hold-up to a new security guard’s thorough examination of their books and belongings. “Every person I talk to complains about this line,” said M. Amelia Muller ’11, noting that the new guard, James Fasci, makes...
...despite the overwhelming evidence available in favor of the CFL over the incandescent bulb, resistance continues. The major hold-up is a collective action problem; people are asking: How is changing my light bulbs going to make a difference when there are so many bigger, more harmful systems harming the environment...
...Hell” trademark. Steinman’s refusal to sell the trademark led to a battle of words and an eventual lawsuit by Meat Loaf, who accused Steinman of attempting to hold up the release through “blackmail and a hold...