complete halt

collocation in English

meaningsofcompleteandhalt

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complete
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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halt
noun[S]
uk
/hɒlt/us
/hɑːlt/
an occasion when something stops moving ...
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(Definition ofcompleteandhaltfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcomplete halt

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It also brings the rhythmic activity of the accompaniment to acompletehaltfor the only time in the aria.
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The process of democratisation has ground to acompletehaltin that country.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In this regard, acompletehaltto the construction of new nuclear power plants must be agreed.
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There is, therefore, no justification for acompletehaltto such research.
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However, in that case, the moment that the train went out of sight and around the corner, it ground to acompletehalt.
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Consequently, all the traffic was in the outside lane and one car wanting to turn right could bring all the traffic to acompletehalt.
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The regulatory measures contained in the report would bring this positive development to acompletehalt, resulting only in higher food prices.
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If that is so, surely it is merely a check to the programme rather than acompletehaltto it?
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Otherwise, could we not come to acompletehaltafter the limited introduction of competition that has already taken place?
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Secondly, he has now imposed acompletehalton all council house starts and improvements, which will reduce that figure.
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One way of halting inflation would be to have acompletehaltto any increases of salaries, dividends or wages.
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At the same time, the assembly called for acompletehaltto all arms sales; it did not call for any reduction in aid.
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It is so bad that traffic comes to acompletehalt.
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We cannot bring further social and economic development across large areas to acompletehalt.
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It is not an option, and this extension is causing the market economy to grind to acompletehaltin the realm of waste management.
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All those ideas seem to have ground to acompletehalt.
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Not only would many sectors of industry have come to acompletehalt, but such essential services as water supply and sewage disposal would have ceased in some areas.
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As one would expect, our economy, as a result is nearer to grinding to acompletehaltthan at any time for the last 30 years.
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Kissinger's policy of step-by-step progress has come to acompletehalt.
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We are convinced that we have reached a stage in which to continue the flat rate contribution would mean an almostcompletehaltin the development of those services.
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