1.   Action was postponed until another day.

2.   Politicians can exploit a laborious sequence of reiterated doubts to postpone action even in those areas of which they are quite certain.

3.   We can not afford to postpone necessary actions, however difficult, in the future.

4.   Delegates agreed only to postpone action until after a decision by the UN General Assembly.

5.   We cannot afford to postpone necessary actions, however difficult, in the future.

6.   Anti-smoking legislation hit a potentially serious snag in the Senate Thursday, and further action was postponed until next month.

7.   But if they find they do not have the votes, they could postpone action.

8.   But the Senate must still give the measure final approval, and the question remains whether Senate Republican foes will try to block or postpone action on the measure.

9.   Continuing differences over details forced congressional leaders to postpone formal action on a balanced-budget plan until at least tomorrow.

10.   Congressional leaders were forced, by continuing differences over details, to postpone formal action on a balanced-budget plan until at least Thursday.