Sentence examples for first shutdown from inspiring English sources

At the same time, the government experienced its first shutdown in 17 years after House Republicans tied the federal budget to defunding or delaying the health care law.

Democrats and the White House insist that they will not budge, and the first shutdown in 17 years is looking increasingly likely.

Given the strong warnings when the Stage 3 alert was declared at 8 50 a.m., most businesses prepared for the first shutdown ever.

A gaunt man and sickly boy, wrapped in blue tarps, trudge toward the blighted spot that was once the World War II monument, scene of the first shutdown skirmishes.

They hoped that by focusing on the unpopularity of Obamacare and characterising the president's stance as a refusal to negotiate, that the White House would be seen as responsible for the first shutdown since 1996.

But the vote opened the way for what could become the entertainment industry's first shutdown since 1988, when writers struck for five months, and Teamsters and other film workers staged a shorter strike.

In 78 Lula was reelected president of the Union and, after 10 years without any union strike, the country saw the first shutdowns.

But Mr. McCain rejected the notion that Mr. Cruz could cause a second shutdown in January.

Members of both parties said avoiding a second shutdown was a top priority.

It was the second shutdown in a week because of a leak.

"Nothing was related to the safety of the pipeline or compromised the safety of the pipeline in any way," said Terry Cunha, a spokesman for TransCanada, adding that the second shutdown was for routine inspections.