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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a total stoppage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a complete halt or cessation of an activity or process.
Example: "Due to the severe weather conditions, there was a total stoppage of all transportation services in the area."
Alternatives: "a complete halt" or "an absolute cessation".
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There are no plans for a total stoppage of play like that seen in Holland's friendly against France at the Amsterdam ArenA on Friday.
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In this paper, we consider a goal of minimizing a total conveyor stoppage time.
"This clearly demonstrates the commitment of the R.U.F. to the total stoppage of this war," said Oluyemi Adeniji, the United Nations special envoy to Sierra Leone.
One of the most common issues that caused declines or total stoppage of referrals to the linkage program was staff turnover at referring agencies.
The Daily Mail in London noted of Ghana, "Their diving and feigning injury put a total of 9 minutes' stoppage time onto the regulation 90 and took much of the gloss off what they have achieved here in their first World Cup finals".
Steven Naismith will miss Sunday's game at Newcastle after picking up his fifth booking of the season for a late challenge on Bojan - one of several feisty incidents at a wet and wild Goodison Park, with a total of 17 minutes stoppage time across both halves.
An ambulance was brought on to the Sixfields pitch to take Nicholls to hospital and a total of 15 minutes of stoppage time was played at the end of the first half following the long delay.
A dispute involving AENA, the Spanish state-owned firm which runs Spain's key airports, could mean a total of 22 days of stoppages starting at Easter and spreading into summer.
Kalas was making his first senior start after - if you include stoppage time in two brief substitute appearances against Arsenal and Galatasaray - a total of 10 minutes in a Chelsea shirt.
A total, total gift.
Additionally, the technique used to induce flow-dependent dilation (total flow stoppage by inflation of a cuff around the proximal forearm and subsequent release) would likely disturb the local environment, and the influence of local metabolites or myogenic activity under these conditions cannot be ruled out.
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