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Synonyms for temporize

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Synonyms for temporize

draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time

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This agreement had raised hopes in the EU - and among other candidate countries - that Poland might, against all the odds, be about to catch up with its considerable backlog in approximation of legislation, and meet its self-imposed timetable of being ready for EU membership by 2003.Just as the negotiations with the leading candidates enter their most crucial phase so far, the prospect of renewed Polish indecision and temporisation jeopardises the chances of reaching benchmark agreements with the biggest and Poland's negotiator, Jan Kulakowski, told European Report in late May, when asked about the risks of what was then only an impending split, that what Poland needed above all else was strong Government.