Sentence examples for strike closed from inspiring English sources

On November 30th a mass strike closed schools and forced hospitals to postpone non-emergency operations.

A general strike closed all the shops on Saturday and Sunday.

The strike closed museums and archaeological sites, including the Acropolis, as well as state schools and pharmacies.

When the strike closed the theatre, he sent a bus to round up any disappointed punters and bear them off to his own production of Madame Butterfly at the Albert Hall.

On Monday, oil touched a high in New York trading of $119.40 a barrel, settling at $118.75, after a weekend strike closed a pipeline that delivers crude oil to British refineries from the North Sea and violence reduced production in Nigeria.

Ashley Westwood missed a penalty for Crewe, Sammy Moore's 30-yard strike closed the gap and substitute Christian Jolley headed a dramatic equaliser.

Many doctors went on strike, closing hospitals across the country.

The ballot for industrial action, including a possible strike, closes on 2 August.

About 5,000 workers are on strike, closing five bakeries, as far afield as Philadelphia and Wayne, N.J.

Teachers from Roman Catholic schools also joined the strike, closing as many as an additional 60 schools, according to the Independent Education Union.

A snub from Kabila ReprintsLast December, Mr Bashir struck, closing down parliament and declaring a state of emergency.