Such intervention, even in the late adolescent years, can stop a slide toward an adult life of crime.

The intervention did help the dollar rebound and did stop the fall of some stock markets yesterday.

Only the intervention of the Austrian crown stopped it.

But the intervention of an adult stopped the ruckus that night, he said.

Do you believe that any intervention will stop at military bases?

Only Jason's intervention stopped her from doing so.

The intervention of several elected officials stopped her.

The intervention stopped the yen rally for the moment.

Only the intervention of Kreon stopped them from killing him.

"My son got everyone together," she said, "and they talked of having an intervention to stop me."