61.   The homes were originally due to have been completed last July, but contractors dragged their feet and the government halted construction last month.

62.   The federal government has halted a heart disease gene therapy trial at a hospital here and at several others around the country.

63.   The government halted work on the barrier last year to permit archeologists to explore the site.

64.   The leader of Muslim militant kidnappers said Monday he is willing to talk about freeing some captives if the government first halts its assault on his group.

65.   The government also has halted the practice of recklessly printing money to pay salaries and other government expenditures.

66.   The government halted all transports of farm animals for three days after finding blisters on the mouths of several pigs imported recently from Britain.

67.   The government halted the practice following international criticism.

68.   The government halted trains to keep more activists from arriving and locked the gates of a workshop where parts of the temple were being assembled.

69.   The government has halted mining operations at Marcopper since the spill.

70.   The government has temporarily halted work on a road that archaeologists say endangers the Giza pyramids -- the only survivor among the seven wonders of the ancient world.