11.   Talks came to a sudden halt two years ago after fierce fighting broke out in Kashmir, the Himalayan territory both claim.

12.   The Coliseum effort came to a sudden halt when the NFL requested the public funding to support the bid, and it has been unable to gather itself since.

13.   The operators of the two tramway cars, which move in opposite directions in tandem, can each bring the whole system to a sudden halt.

14.   They felt certain that their television career had come to a sudden halt.

15.   They were more persuaded, they said, by a sudden halt to the shooting at Gilo.

16.   They were more convinced, they said, by a sudden halt to the shooting at Gilo.

17.   Those comments led to a sudden halt in the talks.

18.   When a car comes to a sudden halt, seat belts bind passengers to the seats to stop their momentum.

19.   Will the players left behind lose their edge because of the sudden halt?

20.   Without warning, there was a huge explosion nearby, a thud that jerked conversation to a sudden halt.