1.   That all came to a crashing halt last Monday when Bure underwent reconstructive surgery on his right knee, sidelining him until next year.

2.   The end of the Cold War brought that to a crashing halt.

3.   The relationship, which had been satisfyingly sexual for nearly two years, came to a crashing halt.

4.   The television network prime-time season, along with its last ratings sweeps month, came to a crashing halt Wednesday night.

5.   Then it came to a crashing halt.

6.   Their camaraderie came to a crashing halt in April when Hardan was killed by an exploding public telephone.

7.   When that all came to a crashing halt, the public lost a lot of the innate confidence that it had.