11.   In Illinois, Republican Gov. George Ryan placed a moratorium on executions in January.

12.   Indeed, several top Colorado insurance companies placed a moratorium on selling policies in fire-threatened areas after the giant Hayman fire broke out.

13.   Kraft Foods placed a moratorium this week on sending its employees on airplanes.

14.   Most European countries either bar the death penalty or have placed a moratorium on its use.

15.   She proposed instead to place a moratorium on oil company mergers until the volatility in the price of oil eases.

16.   The board placed a moratorium on new water meters, effectively halting development.

17.   The measure, by Sens. Slade Gorton, R-Wash., and John Chafee, R-R.I., would have placed a moratorium on new Indian gaming.

18.   To that end, a moratorium has been placed on new hotels, lodges and tented camps in the Ngorongoro and the Serengeti, Ngasongwa said.

19.   Virtually every major police department, fire department and hospital in the country placed a moratorium on year-end vacations.

20.   While the committee works on its study, Carnahan has placed a moratorium on any more mills opening in the state.