Sentence examples for was halted to from inspiring English sources

Today some construction was halted to reduce dust.

This comment refers to efforts since production was halted to sell the company or find a partner to resurrect it.

The restoration of this part of the museum was halted to allow the archaeological dig to continue.

She acknowledged some would believe the inquiry was halted to protect British commercial interests, but she said "the evidence is quite clear that this was not so".

The wall fell into the building's interior, not on the tracks, but train service was halted to make sure that vibrations would not cause another collapse, officials said.

The embryos were allowed to grow in glassware for only a few cell divisions, then the process was halted to assess its ethical and other consequences.

Payments to government suppliers have been halted, to ensure that at least salaries and pensions will be honoured.

In February 2011, international rail services to Greece were halted to save money, cutting off routes from Turkey, Bulgaria and Serbia.

The rollout of universal credit would be halted to ensure no one is made worse off by it.

The military said the operation had been halted to allow several thousand protesters to leave the rally zone.

He claimed the North Vietnamese government was willing to negotiate, and that any further bombing should be halted to forge an end to the hostilities.