Example sentences of "to [be] delayed for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Films had to be delayed for shortage of money , and some cheques bounced . |
| 2 | Moreover she had the real comfort of knowing that her community appreciated what she was doing ; more , her life excited such admiration that after her death the interment had to be delayed for some days for fear of riots . |
| 3 | A verdict of guilty required the sentence to be delayed for twenty-four hours . |
| 4 | There was such disruption at the entrance to Olympia that the start of the meeting had to be delayed for half an hour . |
| 5 | The conclusive Senate vote was scheduled for Oct. 8 , but had to be delayed for seven days following revelation of new evidence from Anita Hill , 35 , a black University of Oklahoma teacher of law , who alleged that Thomas had subjected her to sexual harassment with explicit , pornographic suggestions when she worked for him at the Department of Education and the EEOC in the early 1980s . |
| 6 | Even where such process does not demonstrate the incompatibility of the firms seeking a merger it will frequently happen that the actual merger will need to be delayed for an agreed period so as to phase in the new arrangements . |