wait-and-see policy

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“But now the wait-and-see policy is common, and I think this recruiting class, more than any other that I can recall, is going to be based on how the season goes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2016

While that may change in future thanks to skewed competition, it’ll take some time, meaning a wait-and-see policy is necessary.

From Forbes • Jan. 10, 2014

“With such strong uncertainties in the external environment as we’re seeing now, a wait-and-see policy approach is the most appropriate,” Janacek, 68, said.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 24, 2011

Lyndon Johnson continues to hold to his wait-and-see policy, is understandably hesitant to repeat the mistakes of 1957 and 1959, when the Government moved so vigorously against inflation that it helped produce recession.

From Time Magazine Archive

At date of writing all are staging a good comeback with no care but a "wait-and-see" policy as to final treatment.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association