That vote effectively halted efforts to defeat the pay raise.

A judge effectively halted the ban, and the dispute has since been settled.

Famine and civil war in Somalia have effectively halted mail service.

That theory, if adopted by other states, would effectively halt most gray-market sales.

Welles struggled to finish the film after production effectively halted in 1969.

Until the invention of the printing press in 1450, burning literature effectively halted its spread.

His attack inflicted damage to the Japanese force, effectively halting their advance.

Godwin's Law indicates that the debate is effectively halted once it's introduced.

The decision will effectively halt all shipments of meat and poultry from abroad starting next week.

Our conversation effectively halted, we turned our attention to Aahz.