Sentence examples for halt the activities from inspiring English sources

Mr. Maliki's party won a clear plurality in the large provinces of Baghdad and Basra, both places where the prime minister waged military campaigns last year to halt the activities of mostly Shiite militias.

Some who accept the evidence suggest that rather than attempting to halt the activities that result in global warming we should adapt to the process as it goes along; but in Gore's view, muddling through is not an option.

The attacks came one day after a state visit by Mr. Maliki to neighboring Syria, where he was believed to have urged that more be done to stop the flow of militants through its borders and to halt the activities of Saddam Hussein loyalists based there.

1963 Israel Seeks Halt on Arms for Egypt JERUSALEM (Israeli Sector) — Israel demanded today [March 20] that the West German government halt the activities of "conscienceless" German scientists helping Egypt develop weapons "banned by international law" and aimed at Israel's destruction.

"It is the duty of the Israeli government to at least halt the activity, so we can speak of the issues," Mr. Abbas said in Arabic, speaking through an interpreter.

The major powers' initial goal is to halt the activity that most alarms Israel: the spinning of thousands of centrifuges to enrich uranium to 20 percent purity, which is within striking distance of the level needed to fuel a nuclear weapon.

Iran has insisted that it is enriching uranium for peaceful uses and has rejected Security Council demands that it halt the activity until questions about the possible weaponization of its nuclear fuel stockpile are answered.

The two main causes that led to halting the activities in the villages were the absence of (a) a suitable preschool building, and (b) a regular supply of school material.

The arrival of the British and the Dutch halted the activity of the Portuguese, and they were gradually unable to send the required number of missionaries to Mangalore.

Since sActRIIB halted the activity of the autophagy lysosome pathway in C2C12 myotubes exposed to C26 CM, we postulate that Mstn or other ActRIIB-binding ligands in C26 CM may promote the activity of this degradative pathway.

In 2005, he signed an open letter to Ukrainian leaders, including President Yushchenko, calling for the government to halt the "criminal activities" of "organised Jewry", which, the letter said, was spreading its influence in the country through conspiratorial organisations as the Anti-Defamation League - and which ultimately wanted to commit "genocide" against the Ukrainian people.