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shelv

  • v  hold back to a later time
  • v  place on a shelf
    shelve books

  • But Tanguy says it may also cause countries to shelve any plans to allow straight unmarried couples to adopt in order to keep gays and lesbians from doing the same.
  • An all-girl class is rare; parents who are unable to afford education for their children usually shelve daughters' education first.
  • But Berger and the principals decided to shelve the plan and let the next Administration take it up.
News & Articles

  • 10 Things to Know for Today
    The administration has no plans to shelve the controversial collection of records revealed by an NSA contract worker. Some activists lobbed fireworks and stones at hundreds of police who pushed through barricades to scatter people who have occupied an Istanbul park for more than a week.
    June 11, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
  • Breaking News
    The administration has no plans to shelve the controversial collection of records revealed by an NSA contract worker.
    June 11, 2013 - The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
  • 10 Things to Know for Today - NBC40.net
    The administration has no plans to shelve the controversial collection of records revealed by an NSA contract worker.
    June 11, 2013 - NBC40 South Jersey
Quotes

  • Nobutaka Machimura in New York Times
    As there were concerns in China, Japan and China had discussions and decided to shelve the idea of Self-Defense Forces planes providing transport,Mr. Machimura told a news conference in Tokyo, according to Reuters.
  • John Conyers in USA Today
    Today's decision to shelve the contempt process, in violation of a federal statute, shows that the White House will go to any lengths to keep its role in the US attorney firings hidden,said Conyers. "In the face of such extraordinary...
  • Robert Holleyman in Bizjournals.com
    Thanks to the credit, researchers won't have to slow down or shelve new innovation, because the risk of unnecessary tax burden has been eliminated,says Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of the Business Software Alliance.

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