21.   In May, the company also reported a loss for the third quarter and suspended dividend payments.

22.   It suspended interest payments in the fall.

23.   Last month Apple suspended payment of its quarterly dividend and said it may stop making parts of its personal computers in an effort to return to profitability.

24.   Last September, Ecuador decided, with more or less explicit encouragement from the International Monetary Fund, to temporarily suspend payment of some of its foreign debt.

25.   Ms. Roman said the insurer had determined that the complex had not carried adequate coverage for its losses, and suspended payments.

26.   Power generators would have to agree to allow the utilities to suspend debt payments for a grace period while they repair their finances.

27.   Suspending all payments can be the first step towards going bankrupt.

28.   Suspending all payments can be the first step towards bankruptcy.

29.   The allegation in this case was that insurers in Pennsylvania deprived injured workers of due process by suspending payment during disputes over the necessity of particular medical treatments.

30.   The authorities in Taiwan suspended payments for the frigates in March pending completion of the investigation.