shelving
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈʃɛlvɪŋ/
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archivo
- It may appear contradictory to, on the one hand, encourage a holistic look at Fanon and, on the other, advise a shelving of his revolutionist scheme.
It means shelving your contempt for other people or their opinions.
- It means shelving your contempt for other people or their opinions.
Examples
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It means shelving your contempt for other people or their opinions.
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It means shelving your contempt for other people or their opinions.
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With publishers' shelving, the publishers had more reason to clear out old stock.
Blog text (9) -
From web page development to shelving, students' talents are embraced by the teacher librarians and used effectively in their programs.
Academic text (2011) -
After a while, and seeing it as some kind of money-earner, more and more shelves were turned over to publishers' shelving.
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When these physical space issues blended with shelving needs for print and a desire for an open, bright environment, keen observations and responsive dialogue were necessary to accomplish this vision while meeting financial and state regulations.
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Cert III qualified Library Assistants make it possible for me to do much less of the "book" work behind the scenes (shelving, cataloguing, covering) and a lot more of the specialized teaching role that is that of Teacher Librarian!
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Entwistle's departure and his acceptance of responsibility for editorial decisions as director-general adds pressure to any evaluation of Thompson's role at the BBC and whether he was ultimately accountable for the shelving of the Savile report.
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The company's abrupt shelving of the project left employees feeling uncertain about their future.
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After much discussion, the committee decided on the shelving of the proposal until next year.
Synonyms
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3.4
A delay that makes an event or activity happen later than planned
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6.2
A delay that lets something happen at a later time
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5.8
A delay that moves an event or decision to a later time
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember shelving (postponing) is to picture putting a plan on a shelf to deal with later; that is why to 'shelve' something is 'to set it aside' and shelving means doing that postponing.