赫德并未讨论限期，可是他告诉英国广播公司说，国际联盟“行将达到的阶段是：大家都对现局加以估计，看我们所建立的以和平方式施压是否有效。” Mr.Hurd did not discuss deadlines, but he told the BBC that the international coalition was "approaching the stage when we all take stock and see if the peaceful pressures which we have been constructing are going to be good enough."
工会与资方的最后谈判行将终结，双方努力争取在限期前达成协议。否则，发行187年的《纽约邮报》将被迫永远停刊。 Last-ditch talks headed down to the wire as union and management raced a deadline which could force the New York Post to close down today for good after187 year.
提案规定了一年的限期。 The proposal set a time limit of one year.
限期快到了，不能再拖延。 The deadline is drawing near; we can't delay any more.