Sentence examples for was halted at from inspiring English sources

The bridges over the Tigris River were closed, and traffic was halted at Baghdad's myriad checkpoints.

The counting of absentee ballots was halted at noon by the Michigan secretary of state.

Trading in LTV shares was halted at midday on the New York Stock Exchange.

It even investigated building a temporary structure, but was halted at every turn.

While Slim was halted at first by the Japanese advance, the northern assault went better.

Within hours, late on April 26th, the counter-offensive was halted, at least temporarily, by air raids.

Construction was halted at the outbreak of the Civil War with the obelisk standing only 152 feet (46 metres) tall.

Deconstruction began in earnest but was halted at the 26th floor by a deadly fire in August 2007.

Construction on the basilica was halted at that time but began again in 1441 and lasted into the 1460s.

Mr. Hawke said that trading of National Lampoon shares was halted at 9 30 a.m. on Monday.

When the company filed for Chapter 11 protection on April 18, trading was halted at pennies a share.