Sentence examples for only to halt from inspiring English sources

The United States took the lead, but initially only to halt the mass-homicide campaign.

Israel says that it acted only to halt missile fire from Gaza that terrorized Israeli civilians.

Two soaring arias, one for Dolores and one for Selena, both seem extraneous, meant to relieve tension but serving only to halt momentum.

Department of the Interior officials said in a statement that the moratorium was meant only to halt permits for the drilling of new wells.

The administration has said that the moratorium was meant only to halt permits for the drilling of new wells, not to stop permits for new work on existing drilling projects like the Deepwater Horizon.

And she runs in loping steps that scrape the tops of her toes on the floor only to halt suddenly, lift a foot and raise her arms until every part of her remains calm but her twitching fingers.

The Council has not only failed to halt the fighting, but has also been unable to ensure the delivery of food aid and the safety of medical workers.

But Bill Clinton's Drug Czar not only tried to halt the expansion of medical marijuana in California and elsewhere, referring to it as "Cheech & Chong medicine," he threatened doctors' prescription licenses if they even talked about medical marijuana.

As a result, the deal's $2.1 trillion-2.4 trillion-2.4 trillionavings will not only fail to halt the climb in the deficitut may not presavingsmerica's AAA credit rating either.

But the more radical Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups have only offered to halt attacks against civilians in Israel while maintaining their right to strike the Israeli military and Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza.

The only way to halt terrorism is by choking it off at the source.