Definition of moratorium | Bee Dictionary of English

A moratorium on mining the nuclear fuel may end if a commission decides that it is safe to extract it.
After a 20-year moratorium on commercial whaling, the 73-member International Whaling Commission (IWC) will hold its annual meeting in Anchorage in May to continue the cetacean .
He endorsed a moratorium on offshore oil drilling.

NY regulator calls for moratorium on "shadow insurance" practice
(Reuters) - New York's top financial regulator has called for a national moratorium on certain transactions by life insurance companies that potentially put policyholders and taxpayers at greater risk, according to a regulatory report. ...
June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
County passes subdivision moratorium
A moratorium on subdivision development was imposed by emergency action in a 2-1 vote of the Lincoln County Commission during a special meeting Friday.
June 12, 2013 - Ruidoso News
Lakeville approves moratorium for medical marijuana centers
LAKEVILLE — There will be a temporary moratorium until June 30, 2014, on potential medical marijuana treatment centers in Lakeville after the annual Town Meeting's unanimous vote Monday night.
June 12, 2013 - The Standard-Times

Bobby Jindal in The State Column
The federal government not being able to do its job is not a reason for thousands of Louisianians to lose their jobs,Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said in response to the ruling. "We're pleased the court did not reinstate the moratorium....
Barack Obama in BusinessWeek
My hope is that once direct talks have begun -- well before the moratorium has expired -- that that will create a climate in which everybody feels a greater investment in success,Obama said.
Lamar Alexander in The Associated Press
As you think about a moratorium ...... make sure that the economic consequences aren't more damaging than the environmental consequences of the oil spill,Alexander told Salazar.

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