The fluids exerted a drag, causing the samples to move to and fro at the same frequency with which the machine jiggled, but with a slight delay.

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Then it reaches to institutional and individual investors who may receive the information instantly, but act with a delay, as they carefully filter the news to determine whether it carries a meaningful message or is just noise (the early and late majorities in Rogers curve).

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The White House acknowledged in the filing released Monday that Clinton agreed with a recommendation to release the letters but to delay a decision on when to release them until the groping allegations were broadcast.

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The two drug giants had tried to settle with Apotex to delay the entry of a generic, but the settlement was scuttled.

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"Market concerns about sustainability remain subdued in the United States, but a further delay of action could be fiscally costly, with deficit increases exacerbated by rising yields, " it said.

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Simeonidis argues that this would not result in a major delay like it did with Bydureon, but instead would likely be something that could be resolved fairly easily in a matter of months.

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The South African Rugby Union was forced to back down and delay a final decision, but an exodus has already begun with the likes of captain John Smit and lock Victor Matfield joining French clubs.

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