«CALL A HALT»的英语 引用
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call a halt的知名引用和例句
I thought this must be obvious to everyone else, as it seemed obvious to me; and that, if once it became apparent that we were on the edge, all the Great Powers would call a halt and recoil from the abyss.
See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn't practised at research or writing non-fiction, nor at handling the truth in a journalistic way. Journalists know when to call a halt and write something, but I kept on looking for answers.
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Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping
A thought-provoking account of the pleasures and perils of the purchase-driven life, Not Buying It will get readers talking about their reliance on the act of buying and the possibility of getting off the merry-go-round.
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
call a halt ndaloj, nderpres, i them ndal □ Let 's call a halt to the meeting and
continue tomorrow. □ After we had walked eight miles, we decided to call a halt.
□ He has been allowed to play fast and loose long enough. It's time someone ...
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To the Point:
A Dictionary of Concise Writing
Whatyou end up with is a cacophony that is hard to decipher and doesn't
accomplish anything. call a halt to cease/close/complete/conclude/end/ finish/halt
/settle/stop. • We asked them to call a halt to the violence and harassment. We
asked ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2014
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The Dictionary of Concise Writing: More Than 10,000 ...
call a halt to cease; close; complete; conclude; end; finish; halt; settle; stop. I We
asked them to call a halt to the violence and harassment. We asked them to stop
the violence and harassment. call an end to cease; close; complete; conclude; ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006
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A Dictionary of Cliches
call a halt, to . To cease; to desist: from ca. 1890. A weakening of the original, the
correct, sense ('to decree or proclaim a halt'). 'They had been quarrelling a long
time when somebody shouted, 'Hadn't we better call a halt and get some work ...
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 13: Business Credit and ...
The Attorney General can ask the three-judge panel to call a halt to an
investigation if she believes that it is justified. She has not done that. In fact, the
Attorney General does not support this amendment. This amendment would say:
Let's call a ...
U. S. Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration Staff, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration Staff, 2002
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'halting adj (formal) showing or having hesitation, uncertainty etc: He spoke in a
halting voice; His voice was rather halting, 'haltingly adv. call a halt (to) (fig) to
stop; to put an end (to): It\ time to call a halt to these stupid arguments ; I've had ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
see with half an eye see eye. halt call a halt (to something) to stop; to put an end
to: I've had enough — let's call a halt; Let's call a halt to these stupid arguments.
ham ham-fisted (infderog) clumsy: He can't tie a knot in that rope — he's too ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
see with half an eye see eye. halt call a halt (to something) to stop; to put an end
to: I've had enough — let's call a halt; Let's call a halt to these stupid arguments.
ham ham-fisted (inf derog) clumsy: He can't tie a knot in that rope — he's too ...
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Lift Every Voice: African American Oratory, 1787-1900
The League was initiated by T. Thomas Fortune, the editor of the New York Age.
Born in slavery in 1856 in Florida and with little formal education, Fortune came
to New York in 1879 and rose to become Time to Call a Halt 713 It Is Time to Call
...
Philip Sheldon Foner, Robert J. Branham, 1998
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Shane Lowry feels Rory McIlroy's pain after injury lay-off
On the career front, Lowry also takes a balanced view, and wants to call a halt to speculation in relation to his prospects of winning a Major ... «Belfast Telegraph, 七月 15»
Can Greece Rescue Itself?
But if Tsipras refuses to change, it will be time to call a halt. Sunday's vote was a cry of desperation as much as it was an act of provocation. «Bloomberg View, 七月 15»
Shane Lowry: It's time this silly majors talk ends
Shane Lowry reckons it's time to call a halt to those Major expectations on his shoulders. It was on his return home from the US Open a fortnight ... «Irish Mirror, 七月 15»
What big pension changes could Osborne make in his summer …
... due to this practice, and the more popular salary sacrifice gets the more likely Osborne is to worry about the burgeoning cost and call a halt. «This is Money, 七月 15»
ROAR TOUR REPORT #1 Stage Lee Rodgers
... with a phenomenal pile-up in the last third of the stage actually forcing the commissaires to call a halt to the race and seeing riders climb into ... «The Roar, 七月 15»
Chris Moncrieff: Has Boris boobed over Heathrow third runway?
... helping subsidise people that are earning more than they are. The unfairness of that is palpable and the Chancellor is right to call a halt to it. «Western Morning News, 七月 15»
Southern 100 practice hit by rain and oil spill
... the 1000cc riders also in action in wet conditions on the 4.25-mile Billown course before the decision was taken to call a halt to proceedings. «Belfast Newsletter, 七月 15»
Osborne must call a halt to tax credit cuts
The SNP is today highlighting research showing the dangers proposed Tory cuts to tax credits pose to families in Scotland. Children's charity ... «SNP, 七月 15»
Rolls-Royce issues fourth profit warning in less than 18 months
In his first public appearance, Warren East, Rolls-Royce's new chief executive, was forced to call a halt to the company's £1bn share buy-back ... «Financial Times, 七月 15»
The Real, Tragic Stories of Pet Dogs Stolen From Their Homes and …
The only action that will have any effect at all is to call a halt on an industry that has survived for years on the grief and sadness of animal lovers ... «One Green Planet, 七月 15»
