Sentence examples for halt under from inspiring English sources

The experimentation of the 1920s came to an abrupt halt under Stalinist rule with the imposition of Socialist Realism on the arts in 1932.

The evidence suggests otherwise, as the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass) slowly grinds to a halt under the strain of numbers applying.

Mr Xi became Communist Party chief in November and president in March, and many in China hoped that his arrival would bring with it political reforms, which had ground to a halt under his predecessor, Hu Jintao.

South Korean aid has trickled nearly to a halt under President Lee Myung-bak, who came to power three years ago with the demand that the North reciprocate by ending its nuclear weapons program.

Under the presidencies of Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, more land was redistributed, but the MST says this progress has ground to a halt under Rousseff.

This process of renewal could come to a halt under a series of new rules proposed by federal banking officials who clearly want to weaken the Community Reinvestment Act.

Privatisation was halted under Labour.

But then the girl halted under a street lamp and looked behind us.

In the meantime, work on mutant bird flu has halted under a voluntary moratorium.

He ran a few steps, and halted under the tree, holding a gloved hand straight out, gripping a firearm.

The department has now issued seven permits for activities that were halted under the suspension, with 12 other deep-water permits pending.