41.   The bankruptcy filing automatically put a hold on all pending litigation against Scour.

42.   Under Senate tradition, a single senator can block further floor action on a nominee by putting a hold on the nomination.

43.   He added that only the justice ministry could put a hold on his assets.

44.   It is the fourth time in five years Venezuelan leaders have put a hold on constitutional rights while trying to stabilize social or economic conditions.

45.   The nationalist island put a hold on its major military exercises last year after China staged six rounds of war games including live missile tests in the Taiwan Strait.

46.   The National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases announced Friday it was putting a hold on any further large-scale testing on humans of two controversial AIDS vaccines.