Sentence examples for thus halted from inspiring English sources

(Malting is the practice by which dampened, germinating barley is dried and thus halted in its growth; the grain can then proceed to fermentation).

As this prospect loomed nearer, the idea of this highly leveraged company having to raise fresh money scared off even more customers.The proposed merger with Dynegy should have restored confidence, and thus halted the unwinding of Enron's trading book.

The results of the second interim analysis indicated a significant difference in efficacy between arms and the trial was thus halted early after 191 progression events had been observed (101 [37%] events in the everolimus group, 90 [65%] in the placebo group; hazard ratio 0.30.95% CI 0.22 to 0.40, P < 0001).

Well, the answer is that he was livid at the R.A.F. for winning the Battle of Britain and thus halting the German invasion of England.

1. Campaign Finance Reform: Vote on the ground rules for debating campaign finance legislation that had been set by the Republican leaders, thus halting action on the bill and leaving its future in doubt.

Of course, this meant that its top two objectives were, in order: "Create/retain jobs for the State of Alabama" and "Establish a cogongrass-free zone in the state thus halting the northward movement of the plant".

Guinness, an Irish brewery heiress famed for her patronage of haute couture, also made headlines in June by purchasing the groundbreaking wardrobe assembled by her dear friend the late fashion muse Isabella Blow and thus halting its planned sale at Christie's auction house to settle debts on Blow's estate.

Then on June 6, Gambro CEO Mikael Lilius announced he was resigning to take the top job at Fortnum, a Finnish energy company, thus halting a nascent recovery in Gambro's shares (Gambro has since appointed Sren Mellstig, formerly the head of renal products, as its new CEO).

The Republican Party enjoyed two key victories in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races thus halting the Democrat's momentum.

However, following the operation, Egypt changed its strategy from offensive to defensive, thus halting their advance northwards.

When they could not agree on a candidate, Ross suggested Aten; both groups finally agreed, thus halting the conflict.