Narrative didn't mean much to him onstage if only because it meant postponing the laughs.

A torchbearer never forgets about or shortchanges a duty, even when that means postponing joy.

That, however, would mean no plaza, and it would mean postponing improvements to the church.

But that would mean postponing his journey through Death's Gate for an indefinite period of time.

At the same time however, he was increasingly drawn to politics and accepting the deanship would mean postponing his political ambitions indefinitely.

There were cheaper approaches, he had told here, but they just meant postponing the total collapse of the clock's inner workings.

"That is another reason I thought you might like to help out with this business, even if it means postponing your date in Texas."

Intellectually, she believes in having children early, even if it means postponing a career.

And an immediate motion of censure would mean postponing other measures which cannot be delayed.

That risk, which I hope has disappeared, cannot be taken again even if it means postponing enlargement.