stick to the deadline

So we will stick to the deadline, but if any changes arise from the debate, they can be introduced up to 8.30 p.m.

If Gooden sticks to the deadline he has set, the Mets have only another week to reach agreement on an extension.

If Mr. Pataki sticks to the deadline, then the auto makers say they would abandon their nonbinding pledge to mass-produce a cleaner-burning gasoline car.

"The Media Trust do a great job for the charities out there - finding people to film for them, providing a structure and making sure those people stick to the deadlines.

Mr. Annan said the United Nations "might not stick to the deadlines as we had originally planned" because of fears that any formal proposal on Kosovo could sway coming elections in Serbia.

"I am very grateful that the prime minister and the cabinet yesterday decided not to stick to the deadline," said Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general, following his meeting with Mr. Barak.

We are currently having major difficulties in arranging the accessions of Romania and Bulgaria in such a way that we can stick to the deadline set, frankly very prematurely, by the Council and still ensure that the candidate countries have in fact achieved what we expect of them.