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How To Use adjournment In A Sentence

• After the lapse of a fortnight, Hepburn, candidate for congressman-at-large, declined to accept because "it is quite apparent that a very large portion of the Republicans, owing to the unfortunate circumstances which have come to light since the adjournment of the convention, are not disposed to accept its conclusion as an authoritative utterance of the party." [ A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
• The defence attorney requested an adjournment.
• The Diallo 7 have now been offered an adjournment contemplating dismissal, which is what they had expected initially.
• After a few tense adjournments and with only the Conservative Party reserving its position, the conference agreed to call the multiparty forum as a matter of national urgency, not later than ANC Daily News Briefing
• The Petitioner's solicitor did request an adjournment to examine the Respondent.
• The case came up for hearing last Tuesday after three adjournments.
• The judge rejected the request for an adjournment and the renewed application insofar as it was made.
• She seemed to be very angry that we had renewed our application for an adjournment due to the doctor's unavailability.
• He said: ‘Well-prepared cases are less likely to be derailed or the subject of constant adjournments.’
• If this continued he would be unable to get through today's part of the summing up before an adjournment was ordered at twelve-thirty. PROSECUTOR