Sentence examples for halted action from inspiring English sources

The biggest, a 20-car melee that included the four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson, came with 12 laps to go and halted action for 20 minutes.

That halted action on the bill and on several other measures, including a nomination by President Bush to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The pitching staff committed five errors during the World Series that year, and at one point during Sunday's game a Tigers coach went to the plate, halted action and simulated bunting situations.

But the Democrats were struggling to reorganize themselves on Friday, a day after they reclaimed control of the Senate and ended a bitter leadership feud that had halted action in the chamber for more than a month.

The judge there, Lewis T. Babcock, has halted action until a judgment is reached in London, but Judge Babcock said last June that investors have a "substantial likelihood" of proving a fraud case against Mr. Kozeny.

But he was working on revisions to the bill and failed to present it to the Assembly before the end of its legislative session last month, which halted action on the measure.

Last month, the town board also imposed a six-month moratorium on the processing of development applications, temporarily halting action on West Hills and dozens of other projects.

There is still a chance for an offensive recovery, but a block nonetheless halts action in its tracks, virtually guarantees a missed field goal and puts the defense in a good position to recover the ball.

The House bill to halt action against Boring has a retroactive provision that would nullify labor board complaints, like the Boeing one, for which "final adjudication" has "not been made".

1. Campaign Finance Reform: Vote on the ground rules for debating campaign finance legislation that had been set by the Republican leaders, thus halting action on the bill and leaving its future in doubt.

The State Assembly will halt action on all legislation that relied on the financial analyses of an actuary who was being paid by labor unions, and the bills will undergo new reviews, the Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, said on Friday.