Steve halted about ten yards away from the line and did as he was told.

"Even the perception of an energy crisis could halt investment from coming."

The Soviet offensive had been completely halted from the air.

He halted a few feet from her, standing near the base of the broken tower.

It halted a foot from the wall of the house, the door swung open and an old man almost fell out.

At last, they halted a quarter of a mile from the Earth ship.

None are the man the government means to halt from boarding planes, and there seems to be no way to clear any of them.

The car halted a few yards in from the entrance of the drive and a man emerged.

The globes stopped - halted a few feet from him.

All of this and much more can halt the population exodus from rural areas.