national moratorium

Examples (10)

• The government imposed a national moratorium on deep-sea drilling.
• Environmental groups called for a national moratorium on logging old-growth forests.
• A national moratorium on evictions was enacted during the crisis.
• The country debated the necessity of a national moratorium on certain types of industrial waste.
• They hoped for a national moratorium on nuclear testing.
• The bill proposed a temporary national moratorium on new firearm sales.
• Implementing a national moratorium would require broad political consensus.
• Activists urged a national moratorium on the use of harmful pesticides.
• Several states are pushing for a national moratorium on capital punishment.
• The sudden declaration of a national moratorium took everyone by surprise.