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Democrats, who oppose drilling there, have suspended action on the bill.

Pending issuance of a decision by the agency head, the contracting officer must suspend action on the acquisition.

The church has changed its standpoint and announced it is suspending legal action on its land.

The approach calls for tolerating uncertainty yet suspending action at its onset in order to allow an over-all view to emerge.

Tuesday 1 November: St Paul's suspends legal action against camp and says Fraser is making a comeback.

Meantime, the Allied armed forces have been ordered to suspend offensive action.

Both parties to the dispute had agreed to suspend action for the duration of the Neeman committee's work.

For a precedent of an application to rescind the bankruptcy order or to require the official receiver to suspend action, see Appendix C, form 31.

And four, we will suspend action on 33 deepwater exploratory wells currently being drilled in the Gulf of Mexico.

"And we would also suspend action in the Security Council," she added.