Some background : An explosion is a delayed expansion compressed in time.
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The attacks have delayed expansion of Palestinian self-rule throughout the West Bank.
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The much-delayed expansion of autonomy would constitute the second phase of the September 1993 Israel-PLO accord.
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The transport ministry is overseeing several major works, including a new airport and the chronically delayed expansion of the subway system.
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The senators called on NATO countries to contribute additional troops for a long-delayed expansion of peacekeeping operations outside Kabul, the capital.
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The chronically delayed expansion of the subway, now scheduled for completion in 1999, will add two more lines and 21 new stations.
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The bombing further eroded public confidence in the peace process, but Israeli officials stressed they would resume talks immediately on the much-delayed expansion.
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The discount retailer in the past month has delayed expansion plans, suspending its dividend and posted a worse-than-expected first-quarter loss.
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The chronically delayed expansion of the Athens subway has run into another snag : fears that digging could swallow up parts of one of the city's main boulevards.
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It is also seen as a good-will gesture in efforts to negotiate a much-delayed expansion of the year-old Gaza Jericho autonomy throughout the West Bank.