Sentence examples for halted the activity from inspiring English sources

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.

Niphit said the culture ministry had asked Thai tattoo parlours to halt the activity.

"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.

On Iran, Rice seemed not to share the sense of confidence expressed by some Europeans that Tehran's pledge to temporarily freeze its enrichment program had eased the sense of urgency in the effort to get Tehran to halt the activity permanently.

Many more people may put themselves at the mercy of unscrupulous employers". The government has been criticised for its failure to halt the activities of gangmasters.

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.