The court said the Legislature's prime power was in delaying negotiations.

But in the last few months, as the new Netanyahu Government delayed negotiations, hope disappeared.

This has thrown the conferees into turmoil and delayed negotiations with the Senate on other vital parts of the bill.

His move came after House Republicans said Tuesday that they would delay negotiations on immigration legislation pending a new round of hearings.

He said he might delay negotiations for several endorsements "until I win a few tournaments and increase my bargaining power."

He has predicted the unions will delay negotiations a year or two, until there is a new mayor, who the unions expected would be more generous.

Democrats derided the hearings, describing them as an effort to delay negotiations with the Senate.

If necessary, we should be prepared to delay negotiations until we have them.

In delaying negotiations with Russia we are sawing off the branch on which we are sitting.

The Tibetan government stalled and delayed negotiations while bolstering its army.