as in suspenses
a state of temporary inactivity
trading with that nation is in suspension until it improves its record on human rights
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Recent Examples of suspensions
Risk of huge fines, service suspensions Under the Online Safety Act, Ofcom can levy fines of as much as 10% of companies’ global annual revenues if they are found in breach of the rules.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Absentees from injury are unfortunate, suspensions less so.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
While strict enforcement is necessary, research shows that suspensions do not address the root causes of the problem.
—Nia Hayes and Allyssa Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Other countries including Norway, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands also announced suspensions of Syrian requests, according to the Reuters news agency.
—NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Since then there has been four consecutive years of single digit suspensions – the longest consecutive span of suspensions of less than 10 since 2006-2007 when there were three and eight respectively.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In the last two seasons, there have been just three suspensions under MLB’s drug testing program.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The last time players under the Major League Drug Program saw suspensions in double digits was 2020 with a total of ten.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
More disks may be possible, maybe even up to 12 disks, but this would require moving these drives to thinner glass substrates which would be stiffer than aluminum substrates as well as changes to the magnetic head height and the head suspensions.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Ryan Browne, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Absentees from injury are unfortunate, suspensions less so.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
While strict enforcement is necessary, research shows that suspensions do not address the root causes of the problem.
—Nia Hayes and Allyssa Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Other countries including Norway, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands also announced suspensions of Syrian requests, according to the Reuters news agency.
—NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Since then there has been four consecutive years of single digit suspensions – the longest consecutive span of suspensions of less than 10 since 2006-2007 when there were three and eight respectively.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In the last two seasons, there have been just three suspensions under MLB’s drug testing program.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The last time players under the Major League Drug Program saw suspensions in double digits was 2020 with a total of ten.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
More disks may be possible, maybe even up to 12 disks, but this would require moving these drives to thinner glass substrates which would be stiffer than aluminum substrates as well as changes to the magnetic head height and the head suspensions.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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