"A decision was made on the part of the union leadership and negotiating team that they didn't want to agree to a contract until they have further advanced their organizing efforts," Dr. Levin said.

President P. W. Botha indicated in Parliament last week that he still hopes to advance his tentative efforts to draw black leaders into negotiations on the country's future.

C. The P.R.C. uses commercial and political contacts to advance its efforts to obtain U.S. military, as well as commercial, technology.

While no major policy breakthroughs are expected during his five-day visit, which is billed as a private one, many here hope that Mr. Carter's presence will advance their efforts for change.

Graduate students in this seminar sought to advance Burns's efforts to explore how the computer could serve less as a "teaching machine" and more as a constructive partner in dialogue with student-writers.

While at the ashram, Gandhi formed a tertiary school that focused on manual labour, agriculture and literacy, in order to advance his efforts for the nation's self-sufficiency.

In the interview by telephone, Dr. Bishop said that officials of his company, which is privately owned, hoped that the announcement would advance their efforts to take the company public.

By withholding information, you may prevent my learning something which could advance our efforts to find the killer.

It will provide administrative direction, information, and opportunities to network with other organizations and people who might be helpful in advancing their efforts.