The delay prevented the timely administration of the available antidote.

The delays prevented the state and city from receiving payments for the land.

However, delays prevented the line from being be brought into use before 1 November 1904.

Cambodians fear that the long delay will prevent a trial from ever being held.

The delay prevented Smith from providing the Braves with a 1-0 lead.

But that delay didn't prevent the senator and lawyers for the party from making their cases.

Various regulatory delays and controversies prevented the company from starting construction.

The long delay caused by his mistake prevented him from being able to name the genus himself.

Can it also reassure the Parliament that this delay will not prevent approval of the key proposals during 2002?

Continued delays can prevent a film from ever being completed.