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The report adds there is no reason to issue a blanket ban or moratorium on nanomaterials, because of their marked societal benefits.
这份报告补充说，没有理由施加一个对纳米材料的一刀切禁令或者暂停其研究，因为它们具有对社会显著的利益。
America, Britain, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand were among those who wanted a moratorium on the practice of “bottom-trawling” in international waters.
包括美国、英国、巴西、澳大利亚和新西兰在内的国家都要求在全球公海海域暂停海底拖网捕捞。
And they are not subject to the international moratorium on commercial whale hunting (in place since 1985-6) because they have lodged an official complaint about it.
并且它们并不包括在国际暂停商业捕鲸(自1985年6月适用)中，因为捕鲸者曾就小须鲸向当局提出正式申诉。

They also demanded the President issue a moratorium on deportation and detention of suspected illegal aliens until federal immigration reform is passed.
"The Obama moratorium on deep water oil drilling has already cost tens of thousands of jobs."
"For example,the woman's sector have put through a recommendation to cabinet around the idea of putting a moratorium on arrests of commercial sex workers during the course of the World Cup."

So why would a moratorium on foreclosures be a bad thing, no matter what the circumstances?
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