Sentence examples for regular stoppages from inspiring English sources

Taylor hit Usagin with a right hand that sent the Bulgarian toppling face first in the middle of the ring, a rare sight in amateur boxing where punches are blunted by headgear and referees protect fighters with regular stoppages if the action grows too intense.

There have been two general strikes in the past two years and workers in transport and other sectors have staged regular stoppages.

In a decision that will almost certainly lead to the first regular-season work stoppage in National Basketball Association history, the league announced yesterday that all preseason games were canceled.

Patrick Ewing of the Knicks said yesterday that there was no progress between the owners and players toward ending their labor dispute, which enhanced the possibility of a regular-season work stoppage.

Australia has its first world heavyweight boxing champion with Sydney's Lucas Browne scoring a 10th-round stoppage of WBA regular champion Ruslan Chagaev in Grozny, Chechnya.

The strikers say they have been infuriated by Mr. Marples into planning a similar stoppage as a probable regular feature of future Mondays.

Union leaders say they would decertify simply as a way to get players back on the field, and to prevent a work stoppage that threatens the 2011 regular season.

Albion secured their place in the play-offs on the last day of the regular campaign thanks to Leonardo Ulloa's stoppage-time winner against Nottingham Forest.

Such A Deal The NFL says they'll refund the cost of tickets for all preseason and regular season games canceled by a work stoppage in 2011.

Together, the work stoppages have cost more than 2,100 regular-season games, including the entire 2004-5 season.

Saturday, the owners locked out the players to create the game's first work stoppage since 1987 and imperil the 2011 regular season.