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So they decided to put a stop to this "unauthorized" ministry to protect Jesus' reputation.

According to the Daily Mail, Emma is trying to seek out the source of the image so she can put a stop to it.

A dog that always pulls on the leash does not respect his owner as a pack leader, so I put a stop to it with a prong collar.

When King John heard of the way in which the abbot lived, he made up his mind to put a stop to it.

This destruction continued well into the Nineteenth Century until preservation efforts and a resurgence of national pride put a stop to it.

You can do as you please, Miss Ley; I'm going to put a stop to this nonsense.

Today's action is a clear sign of FDA's intent to put a stop to any practices which place patients at unneeded risk.

Deerslayer ceased, for a sort of specter stood before him that put a stop to his words.

This means that, no matter how great the anger of the public, it will not be sufficient to put a stop to corruption.

Once Hurd arrived, he quietly put a stop to that, injected resources into ProCurve, and turned into a growth business.

"I'll put a stop to this, " he thought. "I'm not going to be bothered fooling around with visitors when I have work to do. "

Lamamra told VOA it is up to Somali political and clan leaders to put a stop to it.

The police are going all out to put a stop to the violence.

Yet some of the same material appeared again and again. Critics say professors should have recognized the copying and put a stop to it.

We've got to put a stop to this rioting.

The good news is you do not have to own a magic wand to put a stop to your baby's crying spells.

You have clearly stated that you have had enough of wars, and the plans to put a stop to them once and for all now exist.

In 1623, to put a stop to that practice, Parliament passed the Statute of Monopolies, which declared monopolies illegal.

That loud music is driving me up the wall, can't you put a stop to it?

Now he saw clearly what all the terrors he had seen came from, and what ought to be done to put a stop to them.

To put a stop to persistent rumours of a merger, Metro eventually fired him.

High electricity prices are also likely to put a stop to new aluminium projects in South Africa.

These banks need to put in control systems and training to try to put a stop to these activities.

The central banks of Brazil, Indonesia and India are raising interest rates to put a stop to inflationary trends.

He says that the opposition's "only goal [is to] overthrow and put a stop to" his revolution.

He emerged from retirement in 1992 to put a stop to the bickering and set China on a decisive path towards a market economy.

He will not be going! We swore we'd put a stop to all this rubbish.

OK, let me put a stop to that little brain fart right now.

We would dearly love to appear on Earth now, and put a stop to all of the actions being taken that are not in your interests.

We do engage in wars, but as the Galactic Federation it is our responsibility to put a stop to them anywhere in the Universe.

It is time to put a stop to all this.

The crisis put a stop to this, but structural deficiencies remain. America's export sector is too small and underdeveloped.

We need to put a stop to these atrocities and give every living creature the respect it deserves.

The buccaneers became so strong that the merchant ship captains insisted that their countries put a stop to the pirates.

I say it, if they put me in jail tomorrow, kill that dog. Then you'll put a stop to it.

It's raining hard, we have to put a stop to the work.

These were nice questions, but Isabel 's arrival put a stop to his puzzling over them.

"At present we have thoroughly put a stop to this inappropriate behaviour and have undertaken comprehensive changes, " it said.

Critics say professor should have recognized the copying and put a stop to it.

Plus, adults can take steps to put a stop to the rumors and gossip.

The affection shown between the couple should put a stop to rumours that the couple's relationship is on the rocks.

I'm sorry, but someone has to put a stop to this endless cycle of apologizing.

Jose Mourinho hopes Didier Drogba's decision to sign a new contract will put a stop to the rumours the striker could leave Chelsea.

He says that the behavior of the opposition has put a stop to economic development in Yemen.

Whatever the case, Apple has effectively put a stop to Toyota marketing directly to jailbreakers.

I almost told your brother, Hermione snapped, Percy -- he's a prefect, he'd put a stop to this.

His advent had obviously put a stop to the conversation, decided awkwardness having set in.

We ought to find some way to put a stop to that matter.

This is a black business, and ought to be put a stop to, in some way or other.

Put a stop to recurring nightmares. Facing them head-on may be the key.

If my child is doing the bullying I put a stop to it right away.

It's my feeling that some underhanded person in this great country has gone and put a stop to hanging.

Labour will put a stop to asset sales and it will fight for a fair go for consumers who are already paying through the nose for their power.

Many had expected the crisis would put a stop to the yard-building programme.

as became a good manager , he would put a stop to such spendthrift courses.

Demographers cannot put a stop to the growth of population.

Let's put a stop to the craziness, once and for all.

we need to put a stop to this now.

The protein and fat fill you up better and put a stop to food cravings .

She put a stop to his nonsense.

It's time you put a stop to this childish behavior.

G Inanimate objects shouldn't move of their own accord. Put a stop to this affront, oh, say, 20 times.

You'd better put a stop to it.

But that will only happen if we put a stop to self-inflicted wounds in Washington.

That soon put a stop to it.

You gonna put a stop to that?

But I will talk to him, and we'll put a stop to it.

How can I put a stop to these nightmares?

So why hasn't the Data Protection Act put a stop to this?

It is high time that we put a stop to the(trend).

Put a stop to political abuses.

They put a stop to the evils.

but we must put a stop to idle talk , if we are true sons of our fatherland.

We must put a stop to the fight.

I think it's time we put a stop to something.

We can still put a stop to it.

if we don't put a stop to them, the Volturi will.

One person who is doing his best to put a stop to AIDS is John Edwards.

put a stop to unregistered construction projects