delayed action in a sentence

Examples

1. A Senate committee has delayed action on a bill to include the Oklahoma City victims in the compensation fund.
2. The U . S . delayed action on construction of new tritium production facilities as the Cold War was ending.
3. Raymond C . Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors Association, said he was delighted that McCain has delayed action.
4. The Reagan administration s delayed action to fight AIDS resulted in thousands of needless deaths, especially among young, gay men.
5. Russia's Duma has repeatedly delayed action on the START II treaty, signed by the United States and Russia in 1993.
6. But the hard-line lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has delayed action on legislation needed to implement the plan.
7. The justices delayed action until they could receive the advice of the Bush administration on whether to hear the case.
8. Last week, lawmakers delayed action on a pivotal bill in the package that introduces a new tax on gas stations.
9. Filibuster threats and a split on how much flexibility over civil servants to give President Bush delayed action this week.
10. He feels that in the end this delayed action will cost some players election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.