There were reasons for the delay – not least the determination of the eastern and central Europeans to join the alliance that they had seen as such an effective defence against the Soviet Union.

会议的耽搁是有原因的，尤其是北约将决定让东欧和中欧各国入约视为对前苏联的又一成功的防卫举措。

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Disappointed, the Central Americans decided to delay by two years a reduction in their common external tariffs.

ECONOMIST: Central America opens for business

It blames the cause of its deficit on cuts from central government, the cost of the merger and on a delay in money owed from the sale of land.

BBC: K College facing budget deficit of ?11m

It has blamed the deficit on falling student numbers, funding cuts from central government, the cost of running six sites and a delay in money owed from the sale of land.

BBC: K College possible redundancies increase 'up to 168'