Sentence:  However the resolutions seem merely calculated to waste time, as they involve a whole preliminary discussion before the really important matters can be settled. If the Liberal party were sincere, there would doubtless be an attempt to turn out the Government at once, on the ground that such <WSD>shilly-shallying</WSD> with a matter of such importance cannot be allowed 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To procrastinate.