artificial deadline
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artificial
adjective
uk/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/us/ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/
made by people, often as a copy of ...
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deadline
noun[C]
uk/ˈded.laɪn/us/ˈded.laɪn/
a time or day by which something must ...
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The motion already places restraints on when it may meet and sets anartificialdeadline.
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None the less, it is important that the negotiations continue and that they are not forced by anartificialdeadline.
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We shall see whether the process of the end-game, which we appear to be approaching—brink management in the face of anartificialdeadline—produces a result.
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The second factor that contributes to bad law is unnecessary haste—usually through the imposition of anartificialdeadline.
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It would not be right for us to impose anartificialdeadlineon the board's deliberations.
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We want to get the trust deed right and the trustees in place in order to get the answer right rather than to meet someartificialdeadline.
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We must not create false expectations or set artificial deadlines of the kind that were set early last year.
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It will not be advanced by attempting to impose artificial deadlines or linkages on the negotiating process.
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They keep telling local fire authorities to hurry up and setting them artificial deadlines, but they cannot get their act together.
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But we must still be careful not to allow artificial deadlines and constitutional necessities such as today's debate to prevent progress.
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I believe that it is more important that we should get the answer right than meet artificial deadlines.
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In addition, making the commencement date conditional in that way would impose further artificial deadlines on the process.
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That enthusiasm was heightened almost to a frantic point by the artificial deadlines that were imposed on applications for those grants.
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We are not going to be rushed into setting artificial deadlines—we have learned from the mess made over rail privatisation.
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However, this is a matter for the companies, and governments should not seek to impose artificial deadlines on them.
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