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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a moratorium of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a temporary suspension or halt of a particular activity or process.
Example: "The government announced a moratorium of all new construction projects until further notice."
Alternatives: "a suspension of" or "a halt to".
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We must leave it time to develop and a moratorium of at least five years is needed.
"They have called a moratorium of sorts as a way of keeping the stocks stable and supporting the price," Mr. Costa said.
In the past few weeks the Israeli leader has been trying to wriggle off Mr Obama's hook, with suggestions of a moratorium (of perhaps three to six months), with permission to finish buildings already under construction.
The testing by geophysical companies would end a moratorium of more than two decades on oil exploration along the Eastern seaboard that President Obama decided to lift in 2010.
The Deutscher Brauer-Bund sent an open letter to six government ministers who are drafting new fracking regulations to call for a moratorium of the practice, according to a report in the newspaper, Bild.
The current walkout at the town's 17 schools, which serve about 10,500 children, began Thursday, only hours after contract negotiations resumed after a moratorium of two and a half months that followed the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
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Argentina's declaration of a moratorium on repayment of its foreign debt marks the end of a failed economic experiment that has cost this country dearly.
But Ms Portas decided against a moratorium on out-of-town shopping developments - an idea championed by some business groups.
CDC recommended a moratorium on exchange of hounds between hunt clubs and commingling of hounds from different hunt clubs for at least 1 year.
They urged a moratorium on construction of laboratories housing research into highly infectious agents.
The treasurer, Joe Hockey, said there would be a moratorium on enforcement of the new rules.
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