Convoys bringing fuel to United Nations forces have also been halted repeatedly in recent days.

However, progress was repeatedly halted due to stretches of track that had been torn up by the Boxers and intermittent attacks.

The two ships made slow progress up the sound, repeatedly halted by dense pack ice.

Applications to the RAF were repeatedly halted, until it was found that his blood pressure was lower during flying than while awaiting medical examinations on the ground.

Though construction was repeatedly halted by financial problems, design setbacks and military commitments (not to mention the kidnapping.

Under questioning by his attorney, he attempted to describe abortion practices in detail but was repeatedly halted by objections based on his lack of medical expertise.

Hunter claims that while looking into Native American and Wiccan religious practices, she was repeatedly halted by the filter's "occult" and "criminal skills" categories.

Work at the waste dump has been halted repeatedly in key areas because of doubts about its quality.

But this convoy, like so many others, was halted repeatedly at Serbian checkpoints and at one point was turned back altogether.

Work was repeatedly halted there because grit and dust loaded with lead particles were raining onto nearby homes.