Deferring

Nancy: When transferring influence, begin deferring publicly to the new mentee. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She was not alone in deferring to Nkotassane's ceramic expertise, for her mother regularly had women from neighboring homesteads dropping in to watch her work and to seek her advice. ❋ Unknown (2005)

In stating that the Court, in deferring to private property rights, will be trashing the environment, Wittes is merely repeating one of the urban legends of the statist left, without a shred of evidence. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The genuinely unpopular excesses of the Warren Court in deferring to the rights of accused criminals triggered the law-and-order-oriented presidential campaign of Richard Nixon in 1968. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Why is Larkin deferring $3 million of his annual $9 million salary? ❋ Unknown (2002)

Now I can understand it, he was like a man who had received a precious, interesting, and long-expected letter, and who lays it down before him and purposely refrains from opening it, turning it over and over in his hands, examining the envelope and the seal, going to see to things in another room, in short deferring the interesting moment of perusal, knowing that it cannot escape him. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Actually, I’m surprised none of the comments mention Kennedy once again deferring to international law as part of the basis for this decision. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sonicfrog: Actually, I’m surprised none of the comments mention Kennedy once again deferring to international law as part of the basis for this decision. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If there is even a prolonged stutter in deferring, or better yet repealing, this pay cut, the answer will be “No!”, or maybe “H*ll no!” in a bunch of Doctors’ offices across the land. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So, Mr Ebert, if you like the idea of deferring clarity, why not have a registration system, and require the Plaintiff to write a claim only to kick off the infringement litigation. ❋ Peter Zura (2009)

Back when cert. was granted, I called attention to the idea of deferring to local educational policymakers, which the Court did in Grutter, the University of Michigan Law School case where the Court approved of the use of race as a factor when the goal is classroom diversity. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

Papa was much cheered by my report of Mr.C. 's opinion, and of old Mrs.E. 's experience; but I could perceive he caught gladly at the idea of deferring the operation a few months longer. ❋ Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1837)

If there is goodwill, excitement and broad commitment to such an idea from Debian, I would be willing to promote the idea of deferring the LTS from 10.04 to 10.10 ❋ Unknown (2009)

Foley is against the idea of deferring capital projects. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Artest called deferring to Bryant a "no-brainer" because his goal is to win a championship. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Several other OPEC ministers, including Iran, Qatar and Nigeria, also support the idea of deferring a decision until December 17 in Oran. ❋ Unknown (2008)