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Free sign upThe phrase "a pause in a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a temporary stop or break in an ongoing action or process.
Example: "During the meeting, there was a pause in a heated discussion that allowed everyone to gather their thoughts."
Alternatives: "a break in a" or "a halt in a".
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It is a pause in a losing battle, an intermission in an unpleasant opera.
During a pause in a recording session he explains the method of his latest work.
It could be the beauty of freshly fallen snow, a meditation class, or a pause in a rigorous workout.
"We need a break, a pause, in a process of integration that is going much too fast".
So you have to ask yourself whether January-through-June wasn't just a pause in a single recession that started in 1997".
Without fail, a moment of silence would occur as she stepped into a room, much like a pause in a music score.
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It argued that the process is accelerating even though the world's surface temperatures are currently flatlining (a phenomenon most climate scientists regard as merely a pause in an upward trend).
While some analysts say this is only a pause in an otherwise rising trend, others suggest that companies are preparing for the possibility that Japan's two-year-old expansion will lose momentum in 2004.
Generally, people keep listening until there is a pause in an idea, but (especially in today's information-overload age), we stop reading at the slightest suggestion that something more interesting might be going on elsewhere else.
China has announced a pause in nuclear commissioning, and a review.
6 mins: A pause in play as a Tunisian receives treatment.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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