“[The timorous men who run the FDA had promised a decision on Plan B this summer; this was after delay upon delay over the past two years and intense shrieking from anti-abortion groups who wrong-headedly claim that Plan B causes abortion.] I was supposed to be the champion of women's health at the agency, ... Science needs to be the main decision driving health policy, not politics.”
Susan Wood
“I don't think it is appropriate to delay my decision about the Olympics any further. As much as I would enjoy representing my country in Italy, I'm afraid that at this point in the season my focus has to remain with the Columbus Blue Jackets.”
Sergei Fedorov
“The nation's political parties supported the decision to delay the session until all parties agree on all the nominees for the key posts.”
Mahmoud Othman
“We are not pushing them either to advance or to delay action, ... but we will support every decision of the United States to fight against world terrorism. And in the case of Iraq, there is the added dimension of weapons of mass destruction.”
Ariel Sharon
“Microsoft's decision to delay the launch of Vista also had a negative impact on local technology stocks.”
Derek Lam
“There are a handful of citizens who want to delay the decision until Mr. George comes back. But that would mean we won't be able to apply for Issue 2 money for Taylor Road in 2006 and, in my opinion, would delay the project by another 18 to 25 months.”
Gary Burkholder
“Microsoft is merely trying to delay the proceedings and to avoid effective implementation of the commission's decision until it has no meaning at all.”
Thomas Vinje