(n.) A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance.
Example Sentences:
(1) The diagnosis of anaplastic thyroid cancer, though suspected, was deferred for permanent sections in all cases.
(2) But it has already attracted attention for paying some deferred bonuses early in the US to avoid a hike in tax rates.
(3) The effect of deferring immediate coronary artery bypass was evaluated in two groups of similar patients having successful direct coronary artery thrombolysis with streptokinase in the treatment of evolving myocardial infarction.
(4) In June it warned that some revenues from 31 of about 200 social housing contracts had been deferred hitting the amount of cash coming into the business.
(5) The programme source insists that Desmond, while getting "seriously involved" in the production, has frequently deferred to Endemol and has "very much put his money where his mouth is" on the budget.
(6) This paper discusses the risk of SAH recurrence and the risk of vasospasm and ischaemia during the waiting time before surgery, in the attitude of deferred surgery which was elected in most cases of this series and compares the outcome with other published series.
(7) The Scottish government deferred this year's cut to next year to boost the recovery, and it will get less than £27bn next year.
(8) In his letter, Franklin said he was "somewhat surprised" by the guilty finding but "gave deference to the court-martial jury because they had personally observed the actual trial."
(9) Recently, balloon aortic valvuloplasty has been proposed for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis in elderly patients when aortic valve replacement has been declined or deferred.
(10) Tentative conclusions, with deference to the complex nature of dyslexia, are drawn and suggestions are made for future research.
(11) But for the fourth successive budget, because of high and volatile prices in the oil market, i propose to defer the usual inflation increase until September 1st.
(12) It would defer the moment of confronting the underlying problem, which is not a strong currency but a rotten state.
(13) "All he would have had was a deferred crisis in Britain.
(14) Following a median 10-day induction course, 16 patients with retinitis continued to have serial ophthalmologic assessments: eight patients were maintained on treatment and eight had maintenance treatment deferred.
(15) If initial thrombolytic therapy reestablishes vessel patency, similar improvements in ventricular function can be expected even if PTCA is deferred until clinically indicated by evidence of recurrent ischemia.
(16) One of the two patients with active osteomyelitis at the time of vascularized bone transfer had complications from recurrent sepsis, leading to the authors' caveat that vascularized bone transfer should be deferred until such time as sepsis is inactive.
(17) "Whilst I can't defer all the blame away from myself, I was barely out of my teenage years, and the consequence of this portrayal of me is that now I am frequently abused on social media," she said.
(18) George Osborne averted a Tory backbench rebellion in the Commons on Monday when the Treasury gave a powerful hint that the government could defer a planned 3p increase in fuel duty.
(19) No one can quite believe McChrystal would be so stupid ..." Author Eliot Cohen, writing in the Wall Street Journal , also stressed military deference to civilian authority.
(20) Comparison with 40 patients with TO-3 NX MO disease, whose treatment was deferred initially, showed a higher incidence of local progression in the untreated patients.
Willingness
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is also a clear sign of our willingness and determination to step up engagement across the whole range of the EU-Turkey relationship to fully reflect the strategic importance of our relations.
(2) This article describes a method of selecting a potentially successful strategy using a combination of two factors: change target and level of change willingness and ability.
(3) The arrest of the Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian and his journalist wife, Yeganeh Salehi, as well as a photographer and her partner, is a brutal reminder of the distance between President Hassan Rouhani’s reforming promises and his willingness to act.
(4) These steps signify a willingness for engagement not seen before, but they have been overshadowed by the "nuclear crisis" triggered in October 2002 when Pyongyang admitted to having the "know-how", but not the technology, for a highly enriched uranium route to nuclear weapons.
(5) The chances of Sam Allardyce becoming the next England manager have been enhanced by his willingness to help the Football Association to mentor a young assistant who would be groomed as his successor.
(6) Kim Kardashian: Hollywood could benefit from a sharper script and more willingness – or freedom, which may be the issue given the game’s official status – to poke at the culture it’s representing.
(7) Equally important is a frequent review of medications and a willingness to alter regimens as situations require.
(8) It raises serious concerns about the government's willingness to let the public help shape the future of England's forests.
(9) There also seems to be a greater willingness of the surgeon to operate on these patients.
(10) The effectiveness of treatment depends on the efforts of the given institution to solve this problem and on the willingness of the staff to adapt new diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
(11) Consequently, men's SES and their willingness and ability to invest affection and resources in relationships may often outweigh the effects of their physical attractiveness in women's actual selection of partners.
(12) MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES--The number of adult long term mentally ill patients whom general practitioners estimate they have on their lists and general practitioners' willingness to take responsibility for them.
(13) The company’s success reflects affluent shoppers’ willingness to pay extra for products perceived to be of high quality, made with premium ingredients.
(14) Its willingness to ignore diplomatic convention and use its Kuala Lumpur embassy to conduct an extraterritorial assassination will be seen as setting a dire precedent that cannot be allowed to stand.
(15) Second, share prices have been increasing all year in response to prevarication by the US central bank, which has struggled to raise interest rates despite signalling a willingness to do so.
(16) In his previous job, as BBC Vision director, he made a generally favourable impression on media reporters, especially those from papers hostile to the corporation, for his willingness to attend friendly and gossipy dinners without being chaperoned by BBC minders.
(17) The availability of effective dysmenorrhea therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has been accompanied by greater expectations of relief on the part of the patient, increased willingness to seek medical help, a more rational approach to patient management by physicians, changes in attitude toward women with primary dysmenorrhea, and a debunking of the myths associated with dysmenorrhea.
(18) If there's a single thread running through Anderson's diverse output, it's an engagement with new technologies and a willingness to put the usually hidden parts of music and performance – mixing boards, rigs, filters – out in the open.
(19) The coalition thinks appointing Green to find further savings in this area demonstrates its willingness to allow others outside government to look at the books, but it is also banking on benefiting from the touch of a renowned businessman when what are likely to be hugely unpopular cuts are announced.
(20) Not for the first time, the public willingness to forget all about Max Mosley is frustrated by Max Mosley's determination to be forgotten about.