temporizing

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Temporizing, the Minister of the Navy, beefy Vice Admiral Mineo Osumi, called the case "complicated," promised a trial eventually.

From Time Magazine Archive

Temporizing was no longer the order of the the day.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

Temporizing and partial concessions were of no avail.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

Temporizing and intriguing, Henry met the Spanish monarch immediately before and immediately after his meeting with the French King.

From Henry VIII and His Court 6th edition by Tree, Herbert

Temporizing with a wrong, or compromising with it in any way, were things outside of her reasoning, and she never would admit that they were justifiable under any circumstances.

From The Grimké Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké: the First American Women Advocates of Abolition and Woman's Rights by Birney, Catherine H.