Newbridge asked Nasdaq to halt trading on Monday morning, saying it planned to make an announcement.

He could not bring himself to ask the others to halt a while and wait for him, though.

"We're not asking to halt the demolition - we're asking for it to slow down a bit, knowing that time is money," she said.

Mr. Truman did so by asking for foreign aid to halt Communism.

I stood up from the terrace wall and asked Del to halt their current exercise.

This encouraged the Truth Commission to continue their investigation even though they were asked to halt the investigations.

"I ask Israel to halt incursions into Palestinian-controlled areas, and begin the withdrawal from those cities it has recently occupied," he said.

"Who asked you to halt or suspend anything?"

When asked to halt their own sales to put further pressure on the mill however, the farmers refused.

As they approached, an amplified voice asked them to halt for identification.