11.   He also told Iran to halt the shipments of arms to the Palestinians.

12.   In Brazil, administrative workers struck for a second day at the key port of Santos, halting shipments of coffee and other commodities.

13.   In ruling Thursday, Currie agreed with the Energy Department that sending the plutonium to Savannah River as soon as possible is better than halting the shipments.

14.   In October, it halted shipments from equipment suppliers to reassess inventory and its plans to upgrade.

15.   Iraq halted oil shipments to protest delays in approving contracts for the purchase of food and medicine with oil revenue.

16.   Johnson Controls Inc. union workers at two automotive seat plants went on strike today, forcing Ford Motor Co. to halt shipments from two light truck assembly plants.

17.   Last month, Apple briefly halted shipments of new notebook computers because their batteries could catch fire.

18.   Licenses issued by the Russian government to export precious metals expired in December, halting shipments and lowering worldwide stockpiles of platinum and palladium.

19.   New stocks of imported goods have been held up in the wake of the economic crisis, as importers halt shipments on orders that have not been paid for.

20.   Now, by halting the shipment of equipment like digital set-top boxes, the company is putting off even further the arrival of these new services.