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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http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 20.06.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 20.06.2011
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http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 04.09.2011http://www.legislation.gov.hk/eng/index.htm 04.09.2011
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 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 21.12.2010
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。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 20.06.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 20.06.2011
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 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 15.01.2011
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 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
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。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 20.06.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 20.06.2011
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。© 中国投资指南http://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 26.04.2011© Invest in Chinahttp://www.fdi.gov.cn/index.htm 26.04.2011
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 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.01.2011
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postpone
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | postponed |
Imperative | postpone |
Present Participle (Participle I) | postponing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | postponed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I postpone | we postpone |
you postpone | you postpone |
he/she/it postpones | they postpone |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am postponing | we are postponing |
you are postponing | you are postponing |
he/she/it is postponing | they are postponing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have postponed | we have postponed |
you have postponed | you have postponed |
he/she/it has postponed | they have postponed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been postponing | we have been postponing |
you have been postponing | you have been postponing |
he/she/it has been postponing | they have been postponing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I postponed | we postponed |
you postponed | you postponed |
he/she/it postponed | they postponed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was postponing | we were postponing |
you were postponing | you were postponing |
he/she/it was postponing | they were postponing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had postponed | we had postponed |
you had postponed | you had postponed |
he/she/it had postponed | they had postponed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been postponing | we had been postponing |
you had been postponing | you had been postponing |
he/she/it had been postponing | they had been postponing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will postpone | we shall/will postpone |
you will postpone | you will postpone |
he/she/it will postpone | they will postpone |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be postponing | we shall/will be postponing |
you will be postponing | you will be postponing |
he/she/it will be postponing | they will be postponing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have postponed | we shall/will have postponed |
you will have postponed | you will have postponed |
he/she/it will have postponed | they will have postponed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been postponing | we shall/will have been postponing |
you will have been postponing | you will have been postponing |
he/she/it will have been postponing | they will have been postponing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would postpone | we should/would postpone |
you would postpone | you would postpone |
he/she/it would postpone | they would postpone |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be postponing | we should/would be postponing |
you would be postponing | you would be postponing |
he/she/it would be postponing | they would be postponing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have postponed | we should/would have postponed |
you would have postponed | you would have postponed |
he/she/it would have postponed | they would have postponed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been postponing | we should/would have been postponing |
you would have been postponing | you would have been postponing |
he/she/it would have been postponing | they would have been postponing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am postponed | we are postponed |
you are postponed | you are postponed |
he/she/it is postponed | they are postponed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being postponed | we are being postponed |
you are being postponed | you are being postponed |
he/she/it is being postponed | they are being postponed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been postponed | we have been postponed |
you have been postponed | you have been postponed |
he/she/it has been postponed | they have been postponed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was postponed | we were postponed |
you were postponed | you were postponed |
he/she/it was postponed | they were postponed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being postponed | we were being postponed |
you were being postponed | you were being postponed |
he/she/it was being postponed | they were being postponed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been postponed | we had been postponed |
you had been postponed | you had been postponed |
he/she/it had been postponed | they had been postponed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be postponed | we shall/will be postponed |
you will be postponed | you will be postponed |
he/she/it will be postponed | they will be postponed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been postponed | we shall/will have been postponed |
you will have been postponed | you will have been postponed |
he/she/it will have been postponed | they will have been postponed |