Example sentences of "buying time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this effectively rules out buying time at a bureau . |
| 2 | His wounded country needs time and international tolerance to recover and , accepting the inevitable , he is buying time with a series of compromises . |
| 3 | The appointment last week of company doctoring group Postern to work on an MTM recovery should help in buying time with the banks . |
| 4 | In general , research suggests that in the immediate wake of unexpected news of a major loss , such as finding oneself permanently disabled after a car accident , denial may also , in the short term , be an adaptive response as a means of buying time for the individual ( Adams and Lindemann , 1974 ) . |
| 5 | He was really just buying time before having to deal with Patrizia Valesio . |