Sentence examples for were ordered to halt from inspiring English sources

The banks were ordered to halt dividend payments and share buybacks.

The invaders were ordered to halt, and await the arrival of a UN intervention force.

Several construction sites were ordered to halt work, factories slowed production and authorities ordered a curb on the use of government cars.

Speaking of a larger squeeze on North Korean shipping, Japanese officials said today that 73percentt of the 120 North Korean ships inspected in Japan this year were ordered to halt operations or received safety warnings, far above the general average of 10percentt.

Australian and Canadian troops were ordered to halt this Chinese advance.

On the way, a heavy fog covered the Heligoland Bight, so the ships were ordered to halt until visibility improved and they could safely navigate the defensive minefields.

But the SFO was ordered to halt its Saudi inquiry before it could happen.

Already, nearly half of dairy food companies have been ordered to halt production after failing to meet new licensing requirements.

The group was ordered to halt operations in Ecuador in a letter dated 7 April, said embassy spokesman Jeffrey Weinshenker.

Buildings Department officials have long complained that they do not have enough inspectors to adequately monitor construction sites that have been ordered to halt work.

Cuadrilla, which has a large swathe of acreage in the area, was ordered to halt most exploration after fracking at one of its wells caused minor earthquakes in 2011.