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  • noun Plural form of stoppage.

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Examples

  • Hundreds of thousands took part in stoppages and protests across the country.

    French Protests Over Pension Weaken 2010

  • Mr. Folley told them that some assembly plants would have to close temporarily, but he was "cautiously optimistic" no long-term stoppages would occur.

    Rebuilding After a Catastrophe 2008

  • They and their parties, the unions of owners, merchants and even unions of professionals made up of that type of professional that we know here mostly at the service of the dominant classes, sabotaged the tasks of the government; they called stoppages and strikes of an indefinite nature and more than once paralyzed the nation.

    13TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CDR 1973

  • Leigh Montagna's dash and creativity around the stoppages was the difference in the midfield.

    Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines James Ranson at Etihad Stadium 2010

  • The "stoppages" register themselves in the solar spectrum as dark lines placed exactly where the corresponding bright lines would have been.

    The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897

  • At the same time the "stoppages" from the pay-rolls for the loss of all equipments and articles of clothing remained the same as for all other soldiers, so that it placed the men in the most painful and humiliating condition.

    Army Life in a Black Regiment Thomas Wentworth Higginson 1867

  • It must give a week's notice before stoppages, meaning airports could shut in the week before August Bank Holiday weekend.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • I doubt there'll be a problem, in AFL there is no line of scrimmage/offside and there are 18 guys per side on the field; granted it's a pretty big field so you can find yourself in open space, but as a ruckman Bryan was always around "stoppages" for ruck contests and would be used to having to get a quick kick away (aside from that, AFL is a fast moving sport so even if you find yourself in open space at some point you'd rarely be open for 3 seconds).

    Acme Packing Company SenorChuckles 2010

  • But many employers also reported frequent, spontaneous, and informal work stoppages when their black workers felt as if they were working too much or paid too little.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • The company said while it expects the recent natural disasters in Japan to have only a minor impact on the flow of supplies into its operations, reports of temporary production stoppages in auto and other factories suggest component-sourcing issues unrelated to its business may cause customers to defer orders of its printed circuit boards and assemblies.

    Blue Chips Inch Up Donna Kardos Yesalavich 2011

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