1.   As far as Marenches was concerned, the most important thing for a Western intelligence agency was to stop the spread of Communism.

2.   Legislation is needed to stop the spread of computer pornography.

3.   The Thatcher government has opposed planning controls over agriculture that could have stopped the spread of intensive arable farming.

4.   They are trying to stop the spread of the flu virus.

5.   They had to take desperate measures to stop the spread of the disease.

6.   They are working to stop the spread of disease in rural areas.

7.   Despite such alarming numbers, the federal and state governments have been slow in implementing programs to stop the spread of AIDS.

8.   Mansfield Town Caretaker Manager Bill Bearden has given his whole squad the day off to try to stop the spread of the flu virus.

9.   This did not stop them from associating together nor did it stop the spread of a vague common ideology.

10.   Farmers at the Royal Show are demanding tighter government controls on livestock imported from Europe, to stop the spread of killer diseases.