General Electric put on hold its plan to build a 400-megawatt factory in Colorado in 2012.

FORBES: Growth Pace Slows For The Global Solar Market

India has put on hold a plan to issue visas to Pakistani senior citizens on arrival, amid fresh tension between the two countries.

BBC: India puts visa deal with Pakistani on hold

The administration decision to beef up the missile-defense system comes after President Barack Obama put a hold on the plan in 2009 after taking office.

WSJ: U.S. to Boost Missile Defenses in Response to North Korea

The administration decision to beef up the missile defense system comes four years after President Barack Obama put a hold on the plan after taking office.

WSJ: U.S. to Boost Missile Defenses in Response to North Korea

That plan, which would have affected station operations, has now been put on hold pending confirmation that the leak has been found.

MSN: Crew finds ��culprit�� in space station leak

The city's plan to bring people back after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area was put on hold when floodwaters walloped New Orleans again.

NPR: New Orleans Residents Return to a Changed City

On Friday, Boeing said it would put deliveries of the 787 on hold until the FAA approved its plan to ensure the safety of the batteries.

BBC: Dreamliner: Japan and US probe battery maker

Think BIG Sacramento, which is shepherding the city's plans to hold on to the Kings, is set to put the plan to a vote before the Sacramento City Council late this month.

WSJ: Sacramento Fights to Keep NBA Team

Labour has effectively ruled out the adoption of the radical plan put forward by Lord Jenkins, although it is expected to stick to its manifesto pledge to hold a referendum on voting reform.

BBC: Charles Kennedy