Noun, : a moratorium on the testing of nuclear weapons. From Dictionary.com.
Most banks ended their foreclosure moratoria in March. From Wordnik.com. [Home Prices Rise Across U.S.] Reference
There were also foreclosure moratoria in the Great Depression. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2007] Reference
A group of 15 wore giant letters spelling out moratoria subito. From Wordnik.com. [Tired of Promises, Vicenza, Italy Demands Action Against New U.S. Military Base] Reference
State after state adopted moratoria on foreclosures in the 1930s. From Wordnik.com. [David M. Abromowitz: One in Seven] Reference
Question about moratoria and 'gracious restraint' and time limits. From Wordnik.com. [Final press conference at the Lambeth Conference] Reference
Congress-goers were greeted with chants of “moratoria subito!”. From Wordnik.com. [Tired of Promises, Vicenza, Italy Demands Action Against New U.S. Military Base] Reference
In the meantime, existing moratoria on nuclear testing must remain. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign Minister: Seventh Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference] Reference
Arizona, Florida and Pennsylvania's teams did not call for moratoria. From Wordnik.com. [American Bar Association Finds Death Penalty Seriously Flawed] Reference
What happens if the North American Churches do not abide by the moratoria?. From Wordnik.com. [Final press conference at the Lambeth Conference] Reference
"We're going to have state moratoria, the way we did in the '30s," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Mortgage Crisis Is 'Cancer,''Slow Wasting Process,' Analyst Says] Reference
The United States has urged other countries to adopt export moratoria as well. From Wordnik.com. [Fact Sheet On Us Efforts On Anti Personnel Landmines] Reference
Analysts are trying to tally up the costs of loan buybacks and foreclosure moratoria. From Wordnik.com. [Bondholders Pick a Fight With Banks] Reference
To date, more than 30 nations have joined us in declaring bans and moratoria on their exports. From Wordnik.com. [Fact Sheet On Anti Personnel Landmines Ban Efforts] Reference
You've got moratoria, bans, on offshore drilling, both a congressional one and a presidential one. From Wordnik.com. [War Power Grab] Reference
"It's yet another indication that the courts are concerned with this scheme of moratoria," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Judge Deals New Blow to Drilling Moratorium] Reference
But moratoriums (moratoria?) were made to be broken, and Mark hasn't kept his earwax promise anyway. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: April 16, 2006 - April 22, 2006 Archives] Reference
Kansas, Nebraska and North Dakota -- legislatures are debating whether to impose state-wide moratoria. From Wordnik.com. [Testimony To Congress On Agricultural Animal Waste Regulations] Reference
The first is to do with the arguments most often used against the moratoria relating to same-sex unions. From Wordnik.com. [Communion, Covenant and our Anglican Future] Reference
The Labor Department has declared a couple of moratoria so that employers can make good on those promises. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
And the report they agreed to did address moratoria: It recommended a six-month ban on new deepwater permits. From Wordnik.com. [Crude Politics] Reference
Yesterday Archbishop Gregory Venables left, did you get him on board for the third moratoria in his last days?. From Wordnik.com. [Final press conference at the Lambeth Conference] Reference
The Presidents also agreed on the desirability of continuing their respective moratoria on nuclear weapon tests. From Wordnik.com. [Us Russia On Strategic Stability And Nuclear Security] Reference
For the first time ever, this will mean that all five nuclear weapon states will be observing testing moratoria. From Wordnik.com. [DFAT Media Release: Chinese Nuclear Test] Reference
And that's why the pleas for continuing moratoria regarding certain new policies and practices have been uttered. From Wordnik.com. [Concluding Presidential Address to the Lambeth Conference] Reference
The primary issue that's been the focus of the moratoria is, is the foreclosure process being followed correctly?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Team On Furor Over Foreclosures: 'Problem For The Banks and Servicers To Fix'] Reference
There's also a wide degree of agreement about the need for moratoria on both sides where divisive actions are concerned. From Wordnik.com. [Final press conference at the Lambeth Conference] Reference
The theological ground for a plea for moratoria is the need to avoid this confusion so that discernment continues together. From Wordnik.com. [Concluding Presidential Address to the Lambeth Conference] Reference
Other landmine producing countries have also declared unilateral moratoria and some have begun to destroy their stockpiles. From Wordnik.com. [Statement At The Ottawa Conference On The Global Ban On Landmines] Reference
I think if the North American Churches don't accept the need for moratoria, then to say the least, we are no further forward. From Wordnik.com. [Final press conference at the Lambeth Conference] Reference
Governments have imposed moratoria on commercial-scale cultivation of plants and regulatory approvals are virtually non-existent. From Wordnik.com. [A Greener Earth Day] Reference
South Africa further called on other nuclear-weapon states to remain committed to their moratoria on nuclear testing to provide a. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But these areas were not under any bans or moratoria restricting other parts of the outer continental shelf between 1990 and 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Check-up on Obama's Energy Plan: Inflating the Tires, Not the Numbers] Reference
I've also joined with Rep. Kendrick Meek of Florida in calling for moratoria on offshore oil exploration and drilling in new areas. From Wordnik.com. [Opposing view on energy: Halt offshore exploration] Reference
So far 46 states, including the United States and South Africa, have already declared moratoria or permanent bans on landmine exports. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Sentence #11 A dip would have been more typical following the March jump, but the moratoria caused artificial delays, RealtyTrac said. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: ANALYZING THE LIKELIHOOD OF FORCED PROVISIONAL VOTING] Reference
Worse, they came on the heels of Congress lifting the moratoria for offshore drilling and for leasing public land to oil shale companies. From Wordnik.com. [Frances Beinecke: Missed Opportunities: What Congress Did and Didn't Do for America's Energy Future] Reference
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