Sentence examples for halt efforts from inspiring English sources

"The delay will halt efforts to disarm MILF fighters – an already tenuous process.

Iran has to end support for international terrorism, reconcile itself to peacemaking between Israel and the Arabs and halt efforts to develop nuclear weapons.

On Wednesday, Mr. Reid insisted that the Senate could not come into session until noon because Republicans would have used an earlier start to halt efforts to finalize a bill on climate change.

Residents of the city - also known as the birthplace of Mozart and home to the Salzburg Festival - had tried to halt efforts to turn the von Trapp family home into a hotel, and in the words of The A.P., regard tourists who come to town searching for "Sound of Music" photo ops with "benign disdain".

Fearful of the blackouts and price spikes that have afflicted California, most other states expect to slow or even halt efforts to deregulate their electricity markets, according to a survey of utility regulators that is to be released late this week.

At a meeting in Geneva last month, they had proposed a "freeze-for-freeze" under which Iran would suspend efforts to install more centrifuges, the so-called P5+1 would halt efforts to enact new international sanctions and the two sides would spend six weeks negotiating over whether to have formal negotiations over Iran's programme.

That vote effectively halted efforts to defeat the pay raise.

The shift has also produced high waves, however, halting efforts to recover more fuel.

But when the Fort Worth police declined to charge Mr. Alexis, the commander halted efforts to force him from the Navy.

States' Efforts While Medicare experiments, states are making their own halting efforts to improve quality while lowering costs.

Reliant also halted efforts to sell its business in Europe because bids were not high enough, the company said.