Sentence examples for lead to stoppages from inspiring English sources

Given the extreme interdependency of the supply chain and the degree of specialisation within it, the failure of even one or two small firms can lead to stoppages on vehicle-assembly lines.The collapse in new-vehicle demand has traumatised parts-makers.

Ganis and other sports-industry experts point to skittish banks that are tightening lending standards, ticket and sponsorship sales that have slowed and labor agreements now being negotiated that could force owners to pay players more or even lead to work stoppages.

That instruction has led to frequent stoppages, as referees will generally call a regular foul and then go to the monitor to see if a flagrant is warranted.

The Union has been seeking to diversify its gas supply after disputes involving Russia and neighbors like Ukraine led to supply stoppages and severe shortages during the winter.

The agreement at the Marikana mine followed six weeks of industrial action which has led to production stoppages and protest in which 45 people have died.

His actions led to work stoppages and finally a general strike that precipitated the coup.

They are the central figures in labor negotiations between owners and players that may lead to a work stoppage, possibly in the next several weeks.

Randi Weingarten, president of the teachers' union as well as chairwoman of the Municipal Labor Committee, sent Mr. Bloomberg a letter, calling the M.T.A.'s offer "provocative" and saying it could lead to a work stoppage.

214 215 Low enrolment will reduce statistical power and can lead to early trial stoppage or to extensions with delayed results and greater costs.

It rained for four consecutive days, Sept. 1 through Sept. 4, and almost any rain during that period led to a stoppage of play because the courts were saturated.

These clashing views could lead to the biggest work stoppage on the waterfront since 1971, when the longshoremen staged a four-month strike.