Sentence examples for forced the shutdown from inspiring English sources

They forced the shutdown of the government in 2013, hoping to undo the Affordable Care Act.

A malfunctioning magnetic coil forced the shutdown of NSTX-U, the flagship fusion reactor at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, after operating for 10 weeks.

On Tuesday morning, a sixth bomb, this one unexploded, forced the shutdown of a FedEx facility near Austin's airport.

Congressional Republicans forced the shutdown by withholding support for a temporary-spending bill, because Democrats refused to countenance their demands to "defund" or delay Obamacare.

Only a year later, a leaky BP oil pipeline in Alaska forced the shutdown of one of the nation's biggest oil fields.

A burst pipe forced the shutdown of a nuclear reactor two days after it was restarted for the first time in 22 years.

The bills are aimed at thwarting piracy, by forcing the shutdown of any site that hosts pirated content.

Normally even a major accident at a single venue would not force the shutdown of the entire district.

Chris Olret, a Con Ed spokesman, said water had seeped into gas equipment in the area, forcing the shutdown.

In 2000 the government of the day, a coalition of leftists and Greens, passed a law forcing the shutdown of the country's 19 reactors by 2020.

On Thursday, senior Republicans were divided about the wisdom of their high-risk strategy of forcing the shutdown and bringing the US close to defaulting on its debt.