Safety concerns have led them to halt work on the dam. From LearnThat.org. [www.ldoceonline.com]
A halt in the arms race. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
During the halt he got some lunch. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
halt the engines. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Some o 'us called a halt an' stood out fer a council. From Wordnik.com. [The Covered Wagon] Reference
Then I called a halt, and suspended my previous orders. From Wordnik.com. [The Airlords of Han] Reference
Then I called a halt and explained my plan to the others. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose of Old St. Louis] Reference
After two hours walking he called a halt, bidding us rest. From Wordnik.com. [The Enormous Room] Reference
You can't always get what you want: Fisher calls a halt to CAMP. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
When he reached the top of the ascent, he called a halt, and took. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from Thucydides] Reference
Shortly before sundown they called a halt at Professor Zepplin's suggestion. From Wordnik.com. [The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks Or, the Secret of Ruby Mountain] Reference
At the end of ten miles he called a halt and threw himself down on the moss. From Wordnik.com. [The Turtles of Tasman] Reference
Trotter no sooner saw the place than he called a halt and dropped his bundle. From Wordnik.com. [Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories] Reference
"Today we called a halt to our busy lives to pay tribute to our armed forces,". From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to David Johansen never takes a holiday] Reference
I called a halt, and then the wind being right, we set to work to stalk the bull. From Wordnik.com. [Allan's Wife] Reference
I called a halt, and, sitting on the sand, expounded my views as to the situation. From Wordnik.com. [Spinifex and Sand] Reference
It is high time we called a halt to the outmoded concept of the battle of the sexes. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
On this he called a halt, and we looked about for some place where we might bivouac. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela] Reference
There was no sign of pursuit, and now we called a halt to eat and rest Ward's bearers. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the Dragon]
As soon as we got clear of the shot from the boat, I called a halt to examine his hurt. From Wordnik.com. [Hurricane Hurry] Reference
They were in excellent time, so they called a halt at Hodges 'shop and dismissed the car. From Wordnik.com. [Monitress Merle] Reference
She called a halt, therefore, and enquired from one of the sky-gazers what was the matter. From Wordnik.com. [A Patriotic Schoolgirl] Reference
Here he called a halt under an overhanging rock beneath which it was as black as a dungeon. From Wordnik.com. [The Rover Boys out West Or, The Search for a Lost Mine] Reference
Then they called a halt, and tackled one of your head men here that could speak some English. From Wordnik.com. [Through the Eye of the Needle A Romance] Reference
My family were lifelong Dems until the Left began to hijack the party and no one called a halt to it. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
When the path branched off, I called a halt for lunch, as we were not likely to find any water later on. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific] Reference
As soon as the advance of the procession reached the foot of the Orator's stand, the word halt was given. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina Schools and Academies 1790-1840 A Documentary History] Reference
So I called a halt, and stood to think upon a grating, and the scent became flavoured with baked potatoes. From Wordnik.com. [Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War] Reference
Here they called a halt, in order to discuss the probability of their lost comrade having gone up the ravine. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West] Reference
After a long climb, we called a halt at the most attractive of several little wayside châlets we had passed. From Wordnik.com. [The Princess Passes] Reference
In this we found pools of fresh water, and as there was good grass, I called a halt about three in the afternoon. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and Overland from Adelaide to King George's Sound in the Years 1840-1: Sent By the Colonists of South Australia, with the Sanction and Support of the Government: Including an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Aborigines and the State of Their Relations with Europeans — Complete] Reference
Bagg says that he stopped short, as suddenly as if he had heard the word halt, when marching at double quick time. From Wordnik.com. [Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest] Reference
Bagg says that he stopped short, as suddenly as if he had heard the word halt, when marching at double-quick time. From Wordnik.com. [Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest] Reference
I called a halt of two or three days in order that we might shoe the animals again and rearrange the pack-saddles. From Wordnik.com. [Across Unknown South America] Reference
Here they called a halt for a time, and began to hunt vigorously in all directions, aiming at every species of game. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting the Lions] Reference
At last the sun went down and it quickly grew dark, so we called a halt, and ate some of our provisions with a good appetite. From Wordnik.com. [James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat] Reference
A moment afterwards the whole party stopped their march, the word halt being passed from one to another, and instantly obeyed. From Wordnik.com. [Woodstock; or, the Cavalier] Reference
Another man was lowered by means of a second rope, and as he came opposite the dead horse, he called a halt on the pulley above. From Wordnik.com. [Polly and Eleanor] Reference
At a wild torrent which swept out of a ravine they called a halt and watered their horses, while they partook of a hasty breakfast. From Wordnik.com. [A Study in Scarlet] Reference
More than once I called a halt, and we had a delicious rest under a tree in some exquisite glade a little removed from the roadside. From Wordnik.com. [The Princess Passes] Reference
And as soon as he has got clear of the city he calls a halt, in order that he may muster his followers and see on whom he may depend. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII] Reference
No! it means, when wearied from long travel you call a halt, perhaps just before the dawn, when the very stars seem to commune with you. From Wordnik.com. [Desert Love] Reference
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