Mr Sócrates made the fatal mistake of delaying a big fiscal consolidation.

苏格拉底的致命错误是没能夯实财政基础。

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But I was furious at myself, first for agreeing to the raid against my better judgment, then for delaying a public acknowledgment of responsibility for it.

但是，我对自己感到恼怒。我先是放弃自己比较正确的判断，同意突袭，然后又推迟向公众发言为突袭失败承担责任。

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China is delaying a controversial plan requiring all new computers sold in the country to be equipped with an Internet filtering software, state media says.

中国官方媒体报道，中国推迟了备受争议的网络过滤计划，该计划旨在要求在中国境内出售的所有新电脑都加装一款网络过滤软件。

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Clinton acknowledged that the lingering election dispute has been one of the factors delaying a decision by President Barack Obama in his administration's policy review over whether to commit more U.S.troops to Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

He says delaying or not giving the Palestinians a sovereign state will only lead to more violence.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

No one wanted to risk delaying a new product because Intel had factory problems.

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Several investors said the SEC scrutiny was likely a major factor in delaying a Groupon IPO.

WSJ: Groupon Reevaluating IPO Plans Due to Market Volatility

In New York, meanwhile, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still delaying a decision on hydraulic fracturing.

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