With major construction virtually halted in the Depression, he worked for a year without pay just to be part of the action.

Due to budget constraints, the car's development was virtually halted during the 2003 season.

We thought we would fire at a car virtually halted.

As a result, the birth of new stars in those clusters has virtually halted.

Public transportation was virtually halted, but doctors and nurses still showed up for work.

The players' strike virtually halted ticket sales, which usually begin during the winter.

A huge number of books were condemned, and Catholic scholarship in this field virtually halted.

With 90 percent of the federal budget going to salaries or debt service, new highway construction has virtually halted.

With the Iraqi occupation and the turmoil in the region, the flow of money has virtually halted.

"Holidays, illness, a wedding, a death in the family, anything could virtually halt an important round of talks."