This delay gives the party a breathing space in which to sort out its policies.

这一延误使该党有了喘息之机来厘定其政策。

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The restructuring cut this delay by half.

目前，重组计划将使延迟缩短一半的时间。

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Across many data elements, this delay can add up.

跨许多个数据元素来看，这样的延迟是累加的。

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And he says it's developing countries that will be worst hit by this delay.

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This forced Mister Geisel to delay his dreams of becoming a serious writer.

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"The only beneficiary of a delay in this bill are the enemies of our nation,"

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One might question what is different about this delay from the many others of the last year?

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However, Mr Fabius said that "terrorists" had taken advantage of this delay to attack, prompting Mali's interim president to ask for French intervention.

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This delay-ridden procedure has turned asylum into a nightmare for those fleeing persecution, and an exploitable sham for those seeking a way round immigration controls.

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