Fabian policy

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Inaction -- N. inaction, passiveness, abstinence from action; noninterference, nonintervention; Fabian policy, conservative policy; neglect &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Again the Fabian policy of the American commander-in-chief disappointed the British general.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington

Here you have the first sketch of the Fabian policy of to-day.

From The History of the Fabian Society by Pease, Edward R.

Stockley had a plan of his own which he told to neither Smithers nor Garrett, and had adopted a Fabian policy.

From 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story by Copus, John E.

The policy that General Linares should have adopted was the Fabian policy of obstruction, harassment, and delay.

From Campaigning in Cuba by Kennan, George