Sentence examples for halt practices from inspiring English sources

It was described as an agreement between the Army intelligence unit assigned to the prison and "external agencies," a euphemism for the C.I.A., to halt practices that bypassed both military rules and international standards.

… Tempers were evident Thursday, with three scuffles that required Coach Jim Mora to halt practice and talk with the team.

He halted practice and told the players to run.

"We've got a hell of an opportunity," he told his players in a sandpapery voice when he halted practice two days before the game.

In midafternoon, another drenching storm halted practice in suburban Philadelphia, continuing to soak a course that was already left sodden Friday by three and a half inches of rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea.

At 6 feet 5 inches and about 300 pounds, Marty Simmons moved from the baseline to midcourt at Roberts Municipal Stadium, sweaty and scowling, before finally halting practice and bellowing, "Get over here".

Providian agreed to halt the practices objected to by regulators.

Instead, the commission can order businesses to stop illegal marketing activities and can halt anticompetitive practices.

"We will take all steps necessary to halt these practices now," the White House spokesman, Joe Lockhart, said.

State education officials in Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois and Nebraska have taken steps in recent years to halt similar practices, immigrant advocates said.

Save the Children has already sacked one of its employees and two volunteers, and promised to halt the practices.