"We also wish to reiterate the calls by the African Union, SADC,COMESA , the non-aligned movement and China to those who have imposed illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe, to leave them without further delay,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

But they say the United States is losing patience with what they see as fruitless overtures to Tehran, and they say they believe that sanctions should be imposed without delay if the long-anticipated visit to Tehran by President Lula fails to produce results.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

The reason is simple: without a new law, there can be no compliance review to delay sanctions.

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Critics of direct talks with Iran say the Iranians take advantage of such opportunities to delay sanctions against them while they continue to work on their nuclear program.

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The Hungarian Federation had hoped to delay the sanctions beyond the Romania game on March 22.

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