1.   And as the first states began to allow gambling, their neighbors moved quickly to join them in order to stanch the flow of revenue across state lines.

2.   But we got him wrapped in blankets to stanch the flow of blood, and got to the hospital quick as possible.

3.   Even so, stronger offerings may stanch the flow of viewers to cable television.

4.   Even the recent volatility of Internet stocks and persistent warnings of a bubble aching to burst have not stanched the flow of new offerings.

5.   Goldberg was bleeding heavily, she said, and the firefighter was cradling her head and trying to stanch the flow.

6.   He cites the dispiriting statistic in pressing for an overhaul of the strategy for stanching the flow of illegal drugs into the United States.

7.   He played upon worker job insecurity, and stole the prize from Bob Dole, by promising to stanch the flow of free trade.

8.   He played upon worker job insecurity, and stole the prize from Bob Dole by promising to stanch the flow of free trade.

9.   In a few cases, the bleeding is so severe that not even pads or tampons can stanch the flow.

10.   Only in recent years has Congress imposed restraints on doctors, hospitals and other providers to stanch the flow.