| Owing to the dilatoriness of the signori they had been later in starting than was prudent. |
| The applicant is not to suffer loss by reason of the dilatoriness of the responsible authorities in evaluating the project. |
| He owed, however, his safety to nothing but Saavedras indecision and dilatoriness. |
| If the drawer closes his account with the latter bank in the meantime, the cheque will be dishonoured by that bank due to the collecting bank's dilatoriness. |
| The young monk scolded himself in shocked surprise at his dilatoriness and hastened off along the darkening path to the edge of the lake. |
| His dilatoriness had made many of the Pretender's friends uneasy, and showed too plainly that he had been playing a double game. |
