The voluntary measures in the plan Mr. Bush unveiled today would, if followed, slow but not halt the growth in emissions of heat-trapping gases linked to global warming.

And the health officials do not know whether the drastic measure of slaughtering the birds will halt the transmission.

Even then, security officials acknowledged that there was no guarantee that the tough measures would halt the suicide bombings.

As it is currently written, the measure could halt the manufacture of tokuthion within six months of its enactment.

I do fear that many of us simply do not care enough to demand that our Government take expedient measures to halt the decay of the inner cities.

In the absence of a vaccine or cure, only preventative and educational measures will halt the spread of HIV.

The third measure would halt the transfer of the Governor's power to the Lieutenant Governor when the Governor is out of state.

Equally misleading is the charge that the measure would halt all executions.

I think that the Commission must adopt measures to halt this injustice.

We need measures to halt speculation on sovereign debt.