“Sometimes, items can fall into the sink, causing a stoppage in the pipes.”

“Thus, a stoppage in the supply of American corn, or of silk, or of wool, would throw millions at once out of employment.”

“The country's troubled chromite industry appeared to have been temporarily halted by the President's decision to impose a stoppage on the operations of the country's mining sector.”

“One of the major factors is the issue of inharmonious industrial relations at work places which quite often has led to work stoppages.”

“Workers have called for work stoppages if the car companies refuse to negotiate on the issue.”

“The walkout followed a week of rolling stoppages involving 38,000 of the company's 50,000 employees.”