Sentence examples for halting action from inspiring English sources

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.

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.

Unite assistant general secretary Howard Beckett, said they were halting action for one day in a bid to break the deadlock.

As self-regulating therapies, they possess built-in monitors of blood glucose, signalling to boost insulin secretion at times of high glucose and halting action as glucose levels fall below euglycaemic levels in response to insulin.

As in previous works, she exerts overt control, shouting counts for rudimentary movement and halting actions on a whim.

Its halting actions were seen as the symptom of an ineffective government.

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.

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".