1.   American intelligence flights over Cuba had been stopped as a conciliatory gesture.

2.   I cursed, crept towards the front hall, then stopped dead as I heard voices.

3.   And she drove the course beforehand, placing water bottles every couple of miles so she could drink and use each refreshment stop as motivation.

4.   All conversation stopped as embarrassed guests looked toward Luke.

5.   All hunting conversation stopped as the group began worrying about restocking our wine.

6.   Does the buck still stop as authoritatively on your desk on offensive matters, or is there a fractured hierarchy?

7.   EPA enforcement of new source review has been effectively stopped as an outgrowth of action by a White House energy policy task headed by Vice President Dick Cheney.

8.   In a paganistic ode to Eros, the camera never stops as youths prowl looking for danger and excitement.

9.   Just a half-hour after leaving Albertville, the pack stopped as the riders tore the numbers off their jerseys.

10.   Many drivers, looking for alternate routes, flooded Third and Fourth avenues, where traffic nearly stopped as police officers directed irate drivers.