11.   A federal court has frozen the assets of the two firms and ceased their operations pending trial or settlement.

12.   A particularly violent Protestant group, the Loyalist Volunteer Force, declared last week that it was ceasing military operations.

13.   A truck assembly plant in Flint ceased operations Tuesday.

14.   A.R. Baron, which ceased operations last summer, is liquidating under the supervision of U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

15.   After the third infusion, the company ceased operations.

16.   Alliance Sports claims it owns BorderWars.com because it purchased most assets of the Rival Networks when Rivals ceased operations.

17.   But his four smaller competitors have ceased operations altogether.

18.   But the agency ceased its operation in Guadalupe Tepeyac after army troops entered the town last week.

19.   By August, Converse was announcing that Apex would immediately cease operations.

20.   Cadus still exists and its stock is traded, but the company has virtually ceased operations.