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And what, in that case, would Republicans now temporizing or opposing Obama be doing in that case?

Conservative Cold Warriors as a group were more gung-ho and had no patience for that sort of temporizing.

Continued temporizing could destroy the euro and precipitate another financial catastrophe.

Temperateness becomes temporizing; lessons become lectures; debate becomes domineering.

Would that not have been been temporizing with wrong things?

But this sort of thing was merely temporizing, and we finally had to abandon it for subjects more substantial.

He broke through the temporizing caution of his predecessors by the Bull of Deposition against Elizabeth in 1570.

Temporizing will not do longer; now is the time for decision—for firm, persistent, resolute action.

Therefore by temporizing with the crowd you strengthen its unity and encourage the growth of its concerted will.