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Under any of the following circumstances, the chairperson may decide to postpone the hearing:
有下列情形之一的,听证主持人可以决定延期举行听证:
© 中国投资指南
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postpone the hearing of the application to enable the landlord or principal tenant to apply for that approval or authority; and
将收回管有的申请的聆讯押后,以便业主或主租客申请所需的批准或授权;及
So in the end all that was left was a choice between doing nothing and deciding to postpone a decision in a “serious” way.
因此最终只剩下在什么都不做和决定“认真”推迟决策之间做出选择。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
But the undertaking lawyer may not decide by himself/herself to reduce the amount of lawyers service charge or postpone payment thereof.
承办律师不得自行决定对委托人减收或者缓收律师服务费。
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And Kosovo’s Albanian population is clamoring for independence, while Serbia tries to postpone a decision by blocking action in the Security Council.
科索沃的阿尔巴尼亚族叫嚷着要独立,而塞尔维亚试图通过阻止安理会的行动来推迟作出决定。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
Some people want to spend a lot now on education, or psychotherapy, or whatever else is important to them now, and so want to postpone saving until later.
有些人想要在教育、心理治疗或者任何对于他们现在是重要的事情上花大钱,所以就想推迟储蓄。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
Other circumstances under which the hearing shall be postponed according to law.
其他依法应当延期举行听证的情形。
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In the case of any particular circumstance, the applicant shall, within 1 month prior to expiry of the time limit for preparatory establishment, submit to CBRC the application for postponing the preparatory establishment.
如遇特殊情况,申请人应当在筹建期限届满前1个月内向银监会提交筹建延期申请。
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For some, particularly the Bush administration, uncertainty regarding global warming appears to be a legitimate basis for postponing action, which is usually identified as “costly."
对某些人来说,尤其是布什政府,在全球变暖问题上的不确定似乎成了拖延采取行动的合法依据,这些行动总是被描述为“代价高昂”。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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postpone

verb
Basic forms
Pastpostponed
Imperativepostpone
Present Participle (Participle I)postponing
Past Participle (Participle II)postponed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I postponewe postpone
you postponeyou postpone
he/she/it postponesthey postpone
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am postponingwe are postponing
you are postponingyou are postponing
he/she/it is postponingthey are postponing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have postponedwe have postponed
you have postponedyou have postponed
he/she/it has postponedthey have postponed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been postponingwe have been postponing
you have been postponingyou have been postponing
he/she/it has been postponingthey have been postponing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I postponedwe postponed
you postponedyou postponed
he/she/it postponedthey postponed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was postponingwe were postponing
you were postponingyou were postponing
he/she/it was postponingthey were postponing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had postponedwe had postponed
you had postponedyou had postponed
he/she/it had postponedthey had postponed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been postponingwe had been postponing
you had been postponingyou had been postponing
he/she/it had been postponingthey had been postponing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will postponewe shall/will postpone
you will postponeyou will postpone
he/she/it will postponethey will postpone
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be postponingwe shall/will be postponing
you will be postponingyou will be postponing
he/she/it will be postponingthey will be postponing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have postponedwe shall/will have postponed
you will have postponedyou will have postponed
he/she/it will have postponedthey will have postponed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been postponingwe shall/will have been postponing
you will have been postponingyou will have been postponing
he/she/it will have been postponingthey will have been postponing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would postponewe should/would postpone
you would postponeyou would postpone
he/she/it would postponethey would postpone
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be postponingwe should/would be postponing
you would be postponingyou would be postponing
he/she/it would be postponingthey would be postponing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have postponedwe should/would have postponed
you would have postponedyou would have postponed
he/she/it would have postponedthey would have postponed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been postponingwe should/would have been postponing
you would have been postponingyou would have been postponing
he/she/it would have been postponingthey would have been postponing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am postponedwe are postponed
you are postponedyou are postponed
he/she/it is postponedthey are postponed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being postponedwe are being postponed
you are being postponedyou are being postponed
he/she/it is being postponedthey are being postponed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been postponedwe have been postponed
you have been postponedyou have been postponed
he/she/it has been postponedthey have been postponed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was postponedwe were postponed
you were postponedyou were postponed
he/she/it was postponedthey were postponed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being postponedwe were being postponed
you were being postponedyou were being postponed
he/she/it was being postponedthey were being postponed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been postponedwe had been postponed
you had been postponedyou had been postponed
he/she/it had been postponedthey had been postponed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be postponedwe shall/will be postponed
you will be postponedyou will be postponed
he/she/it will be postponedthey will be postponed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been postponedwe shall/will have been postponed
you will have been postponedyou will have been postponed
he/she/it will have been postponedthey will have been postponed