Recession has only delayed the looming energy crunch (see article).

衰退只不过是延迟了迫在眉睫的能源危机(见文章)。

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Production was only delayed 2 days, and LaBeouf recovered a few weeks earlier than expected.

所幸拍摄仅仅延迟了两天，拉博夫也比预期提前了几周就康复了。

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(Speaking) Manjushree Badlani said her departure from Paris was delayed by about an hour, but said her trip through customs at Dulles only delayed her by about seven minutes.

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At CSFB , executives insist that its Tokyo-based employees had only delayed, not derailed any investigation.

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The halftime whistle brought some solace for Milan, but it only delayed the inevitable.

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But loans must be paid back so the pain of payment is only delayed.

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