Besides, the season of the year was favorable, and he feared that delay would only permit the enthusiasm for the expedition to seep away.

The delay permits brief current surges beyond normal running current for motor starting, energizing equipment, etc.

And by that I mean it keeps the delays low while permitting bursts of traffic.

The delays, these groups contend, permit the banks to invest the funds themselves while denying consumers access.

The delay permitted Colonel North and others to destroy documents related to the Iran arms sale.

The delay "will permit a fuller audit review than previously contemplated and a sign-off on the company's 2000 financial statements," Xerox said.

The instant's delay they caused each other permitted the balding man to reach the hatch before they could catch him.

H-hour delay in Santiago permitted Allende to be alerted at 0730.

The delay involved might well permit the Star Kingdom to transfer additional reinforcements to Sidemore.

The woman was understandably concerned that the delay might have permitted her cancer to become more advanced and less easily cured.