But I was loathe to delay after so long on the road, through mountains and over sea.

Factory owners and managers in poor countries sometimes delay salaries through incompetence.

We will delay them through the mountains for the next day or so, slowing but not stopping them.

Neighborhood residents, environmentalists and others argued that it was too big, and delayed the project through a series of lawsuits.

The company was founded on the principal that many people delayed treatment of their hearing loss through vanity and cost.

Undecided on the legal or policy merits of the case, the Transportation Department delayed approval through the fall.

Fifth, his Administration delayed the investigation through multiple privilege claims, each of which has been rejected by the Federal courts.

They note that employers often delay elections for a year or more through legal maneuvers.

When attacked, these cavalry units would delay the Germans for a short time, then retreat through stronger positions to their rear.

Heavily congested, it delayed movement through the town.