Sentence examples for stoppage not from inspiring English sources

The work stoppage not only crippled a $939 million industry, but also slowed the Midtown universe: the bars, the restaurants, the hotels, the souvenir stores and the pedicabs that serve the people who buy Broadway tickets — more than 12 million of which were sold last year.

The last time the entertainment industry experienced a major strike was in 1988, when a bitter five-month work stoppage not only delayed the television season but also crippled the industry.

Fehr said that a work stoppage had not been threatened by ownership and that the union had not discussed one internally.

Or enter stoppage time not ahead.

But Gov. James E. McGreevey said yesterday that a work stoppage was not the way to win changes.

Michael Palladino, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, told the Guardian: "The commissioners' comments today regarding a work stoppage does not involve detectives.

Michael Palladino, president of the Detectives' Endowment Association, told the Guardian on Friday: "The commissioners' comments today regarding a work stoppage does not involve detectives.

He describes the union dispute as "a game of chicken with neither of us wanting a work stoppage but not wanting to budge.

The work stoppage came not long after Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday he had signed legislation to give teachers and state police a 2percentt raise.

The work stoppage surprised not only city officials but also the United Steelworkers, which represents the drivers; the union disavowed the action and urged the drivers to go back to work.

If the stoppage does not end by Thursday, Mr. Damer said, employees at the company would most likely be diverted to training programs or given the option of taking vacation or time off without pay.