Commissions are commonly a way of Staving off legislation.
"The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him"
Paul Leicester Ford
She, like many another young lady, erred in placing too great a confidence in her own powers of Staving things off.
"From One Generation to Another"
Henry Seton Merriman
My water-cask was of the utmost importance to me, and I had thoughts sometimes of stopping it close, and rolling it to the place; but the ascent through the wood to the grotto was so steep, that, besides the fear of Staving it, which would have been an irreparable loss, I judged it impossible to accomplish it by my strength; so with a good deal of discontent, I determined to remit both that and the chests to future consideration.
"Life And Adventures Of Peter Wilkins, Vol. I. (of II.)"
Robert Paltock Commentator: A. H. Bullen