Because of the delay in reaching bud break, bloom and veraison, a late harvest was anticipated.

由于开花、结果和变色的延迟，收获时节也相应较晚。

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All this comes as orders for the new airliner have stuck at around 160: each delay pushes up the number needed for break-even from the original figure of 250.

这些问题出现之时，空客的订单已堆积到160份：起初，空客欲达到收支平衡所需的订单数为250份，而每一次的延期都使这一数值增加。

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Mr Karzai has ordered MPs to delay their winter break, due to begin in the coming days, in the hope of pushing through new nominees before the London conference.

所剩时日已然不多，卡尔扎伊下令国会议员的寒假往后推一推，希望赶在伦敦会议之前把候选人定下来。

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But legal experts said that the presentation allowed Microsoft to delay cross-examination until after a lunch break and to allow Mr Gates to give a broad overview of his written testimony.

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This delay is meant to give the securities industry a break.

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Delay highlights the risks of debt default and a euro-zone break-up.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne