wait-and-see policy
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“But now the wait-and-see policy is common, and I think this recruiting class, more than any other that I can recall, is going to be based on how the season goes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2016
While that may change in future thanks to skewed competition, it’ll take some time, meaning a wait-and-see policy is necessary.
From Forbes • Jan. 10, 2014
“With such strong uncertainties in the external environment as we’re seeing now, a wait-and-see policy approach is the most appropriate,” Janacek, 68, said.
From BusinessWeek • Oct. 24, 2011
Lyndon Johnson continues to hold to his wait-and-see policy, is understandably hesitant to repeat the mistakes of 1957 and 1959, when the Government moved so vigorously against inflation that it helped produce recession.
From Time Magazine Archive
The wait-and-see policy prevailed, but long before we exerted our full strength Bagdad was out of the danger zone.
From How Jerusalem Was Won Being the Record of Allenby's Campaign in Palestine by Massey, William Thomas
