1.   If inventories get too bloated, manufacturers generally halt production and slash their work forces to stay more in line with demand.

2.   The company said longwall production had been halted after part of the longwall mining equipment had become submerged.

3.   Striking workers halted production at the auto plant yesterday.

4.   A strike beginning in late April had reportedly halted production at the El Cerrejon coal mine, the largest export mine in the world.

5.   This breaking of demarcation rules plunged Roy into the centre of a possible strike situation which threatened to halt production.

6.   The production can be halted at any point so that discussions and questions can take place.

7.   And copper prices rose following floods in Chile, which halted production in the mines.

8.   And a company decision last year to halt production of the siding had nothing to do with the lawsuit, she said.

9.   And last month, Intel had to halt production of its fastest Pentium chip when users complained of serious defects that would cause computers to stop working.

10.   As for the Edmonton plant, Jones said production was halted yesterday and it is being cleared of perishable material in preparation of a strike.