Sentence examples for stoppages most from inspiring English sources

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After narrowly missing out on qualification for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Smith turned professional later that year and made a name for himself in 2013 when he enjoyed six first round stoppages, most notably over the tough Patrick Mendy.

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Thirty-one fighters reported about stoppage, most often the result of cuts (n = 7), bruises (n = 7), concussion (n = 6) or fractures (n = 5).

While both fighters are coming off losses, Perez is the stronger puncher, so look for "El Goyito" to secure a second-round stoppage, most likely a knockout.

After the work stoppage spread, most union leaders took up the cause.

Owners, despite some having heavy debt from new or refurbished stadiums, are far better positioned to endure a work stoppage than most players, whose careers are brief and who are paid only if games are played.

Quigg, the boxing-obsessed loner who admits there are very few other interests in his life, was now very much on a desert island of his own creation, needing a stoppage, by most estimations, to rescue him from total embarrassment.

Most stoppages were unofficial, led by workers' factory committees or militant leftist groups rather than by the (party-linked) trade unions.

The work stoppage is the most visible event in a season of discontent on the orchestra labor front.

Because I get OCD when I'm anxious, I spent most play stoppages sweeping floors and scrubbing the bathroom, convinced that if I didn't, Texas would stop making first downs.

And this week the main trade-union confederation tried to bring the country to a halt in a two-day general strike the most ambitious stoppage since the 1980s.The students want education, which in Chile relies heavily on private funding, to be turned into a non-profit, state-dominated, system.

Last month, Italians staged a general strike, the country's most disruptive stoppage for 20 years, to protest over reforms to make it easier to fire workers.

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