Sentence examples for halt work on from inspiring English sources

Supporters of the Smithsonian on Capitol Hill said the cutbacks would force the Smithsonian to halt work on one of its most prominent projects, renovation of the old Patent Office Building in Washington, which is to be the new home of the museum's American art collection.

Today's decision by Justice Lawrence S. Knipel in Brooklyn stood in stark conflict with another decision earlier this week in which a Queens judge said the state should halt work on one of the plants on Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City.

Earlier on Wednesday, Northern Ireland Water said it had to halt work on a £10m watermains scheme in west Belfast after one of its contractors received death threats.

In September some important environmental permits were revoked, which threatened to halt work on the project.

That doesn't mean we halt work on education; it means we do different things.

MAY HALT WORK ON BRIDGE.; Jersey Toll Fight on Delaware Span Faces Deadlock Friday.

In halting work on one of television's most successful programs, network executives were fully aware of the financial implications.

This one halts work on a "stream buffer rule" to protect waters from industrial activity.

The police in Dar es Salaam have halted work on a 16-story building that was under construction adjacent to the one that collapsed, saying that the construction project needed to be reviewed.

In November, Columbia halted work on the social work building.

It also halts work on 33 exploratory wells now being drilled in the gulf.