Sentence examples for a timeout on the from inspiring English sources

The refs say Dallas called a timeout on the play.

It was their better fortune that Darrelle Revis's plea for a timeout on the ensuing drive came too late — or went unnoticed by the officials.

C13 Business Digest C1 OBITUARIES C26 EDITORIAL A20-21 EdiTheials: The uses of negative campaigns; a timeout on the death penalty; dangerous stall by the I.R.A. Columns: Thomas L. Friedman, Gail Collins.

I'm calling on the president now to call a timeout on this.

One thing their makeshift basket lacked was a backboard, so any errant shot bouncing over the basket bounded into the alley, necessitating a timeout on nearly half of the shots taken.

The Bills called a timeout on third and goal and I was kneeling on the booth seat, clutching my dad's arm and fretting over whether or not this plan was going to work.

But Mrs. Clinton proposes a "timeout" on future trade agreements, including the World Trade Organization's global trade negotiations, and a reconsideration of existing deals — including Nafta, a cornerstone of Bill Clinton's presidency.

But what really mattered were Mr. Obama's promises to call a timeout on coastal drilling and to shape up the federal bureaucracy, strengthen oversight of the drilling industry and do whatever else is required to prevent similar catastrophes in the future.

Last year, Ocean Conservancy helped protect polar bears, seals and walruses by pushing for a timeout on oil and gas activity in the Arctic.

Up a touchdown, Harvard blocked a field goal and worked an 82-yard drive before calling a timeout on third down and five yards from the end zone.

We need to call a timeout on Batman, and it will be for the better.