Because of this, war came to a near standstill as men were mowed down by machine guns and blown to pieces by artillery fire on a daily basis. (businessinsider.com)
Moody's assessment of Trump said that under his proposals the U.S. economy would «avoid a recession... but growth comes to a near standstill early in [his] term.» (fortune.com)
Corporate profits were weakening, a long U.S. bull market had limped to a near standstill, and the angry populism of the presidential primaries made us wonder whether American capitalism was about to take a pitchfork in the gut. (fortune.com)