Sentence examples for halt passage from inspiring English sources

Ten years ago, a New York Times editorial urged destruction of the traditional Senate filibuster, a tool used to delay or halt passage of legislation for two centuries.

To stem the weeks of violence that followed, Baltimore Mayor George William Brown and Maryland Gov. Thomas H. Hicks implored President Abraham Lincoln to halt passage of Union troops through the state.

There is a reason Republicans have been so effective at using their Senate minority to halt passage of so many things.

The premise of Northern Ireland's halting passage to a more secure future is that political solutions offer a way forward for tribal societies in continual combat.

Mr. Gramm halted passage of the financial overhaul measure after it had already passed the House, had enough votes to gain Senate approval and had gained unusual bipartisan and industrywide support from special interests that had been warring for decades.

Republicans in both houses of the Legislature halted passage of California's $101-billion 101-billionier this week budgetearlier this weekntain a quarter-cent cut in the state sales tax.

In anticipation of their arrival at the United States border, President Trump has pressured Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico to halt their passage.

He evidently hasn't tried to halt the passage of time on his hairline, or fought particularly hard against middle age in the gym.

In his central aria, "Sois immobile" ("Remain motionless"), not only does he seem to be imploring Jemmy to stay in place; he also seems to be trying to halt the passage of time.

For all his enduring qualities as a player, even he cannot halt the passage of time forever - despite signing another one-year deal in March.

At the moment, we are involved in a battle to halt the passage of HB 658, a piece of legislation that is even worse than the original HB 56, a piece of legislation that further sucks the state of Alabama to the confines of its masochistic relationship with policies that hurt Alabamians.