But the Council has no real power to act to stop the violence.

However this did not at all stop violence in the city.

This put added pressure on the police department to come up with a way to stop the violence.

She was 57 and had been a leading voice in the movement to stop violence against women.

The authorities did little or nothing to stop the violence.

The police managed to stop the violence by the next morning.

"I'm a person of the community trying to stop violence."

He called on the international community to act to stop the violence in Kosovo.

City officials met with civil rights leaders, but were unable to stop the violence.

Even some administration officials seem to be discouraged about the potential of their own policy to stop the violence.