Sentences with phrase «at a standstill as»

As all major US indexes plummeted into correction territory — with the benchmark S&P 500 suffering its worst week in more than two years — share buybacks stood at a standstill as companies sat paralyzed with fear.

In combination with the standard front camera, the engine is restarted predictively while at a standstill as soon as vehicle ahead begins to move.

In Galactic Racing, on the other hand, there were times when I went off the track just before a bend in the road that I would probably land on, but before that could happen the game would suddenly reset me, leaving me a little ways back and at a standstill as the other cars sped by.

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On March 24, Macron met Richard and Martin Bouygues separately to present them with his conditions: a higher valuation for Orange shares as the base of the transaction, a cap at 12 percent for Bouygues» potential stake in Orange, a standstill preventing Bouygues from raising its stake over a period of seven years, and a restriction on double voting rights for 10 years.

The entire town of Kumasi and it's environs came to a standstill as popular veteran high life musicians Kakyire Kwame Appiah, Kofi Nti, Mary Agyemang, Ernest Opoku jnr, Frank Mensah Pozo and many others put up a spectacular performance at the maiden Ghana herbal awards.

``... Shameful attacks on the contractor and workers at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange popularly known as Dubai have brought the work to a standstill.

So, basically even as we take steps to make sure that the nation is not saddled with the sudden loss of a presidential candidate or the president himself, which will usually bring the country into a [standstill], which is why they are looking at his health, we must also know that it is not the sick who die; death can come unannounced and somebody who is reasonably healthy by accident or by some catastrophic event can die.»

You round a corner on a busy highway to find the traffic in front of you at a standstill, blocking the road ahead as far as the eye can see.

According to stem cell researcher Diane Krause: «All research in the Amistad Building is at a standstill — even people who need reagents for an ongoing clinical trial are unable to have access as of now.»

As soon as the C - 130 came to a standstill, I moved to the hatch at the back, impatient to get to worAs soon as the C - 130 came to a standstill, I moved to the hatch at the back, impatient to get to woras the C - 130 came to a standstill, I moved to the hatch at the back, impatient to get to work.

I am NOT advocating fat fasting, but simply sharing the tactic as a consideration if you're at a true standstill with weight - loss.

We're not exactly sure what the former reality television star has been up to lately, as her career seems to be at a standstill since her last web series in 2011, «Dream Maker», save for filming some scenes in «Scary Movie 5» that didn't quite make it to the final cut.

I know exactly how you feel, as I feel like I'm at a standstill too.

All is at a standstill until Lady Bracknell recognizes Miss Prism as a governess from the past who holds secrets concerning both Jack and Algernon.

*** (out of four) With his small - time New Jersey law firm's business at a standstill, plus a wife (Amy Ryan) and two kids at home, Mike (Paul Giamatti) takes advantage of an elderly client so he can earn money as the man's guardian.

We couldn't help thinking about such a pie fight breaking out in Volkswagen Group's Hall 3 at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show, where the walking lanes came to a standstill as Audi conducted its Elaine concept press conference.

On a MacPherson strut car, sometimes the springs of the front suspension will bind in their seats, and when turning the wheel sharply at low speed (or at a standstill) you end up with a kind of «bung, bung, bung» sound as the spring intermittently lets go.

As a sidenote, I have found that my hybrid (a 2016 Toyota RAV4) seems to occasionally automatically test the ABS system when at standstill and when pressing the brake pedal.

By itself, mano a mano between you an an oil drop, accelerating at just greater than «g» (the aforesaid 9.8 m / s / s or 32 f / s / s) means that you will out accelerate an oil drop starting from standstill as it can only accelerate down wards by itself at the rate that gravity allows.

Start / Stop is standard across all models and the latest version can actually cut the engine when coasting as well as at a standstill.

If I never feel the silent, gravitational force of an electric car at full acceleration again, that will be cause for regret, but I'll be just as gutted if I never again experience a raw, naturally aspirated engine digging deep and howling loud as it hauls a car from standstill to 100mph in a matter of seconds.

As an electric motor delivers its torque all at once, acceleration from a standstill is swift, propelling the 2,800 - pound i3 EV to 60 mph is just seven seconds.

Shunted along by the same 471kW twin - turbo V8 as the coupe, the Spider is still able to reach 100km / h from standstill in 3 seconds flat, and will top out at a speed of 329km / h.

Packed with sufficient power at the time of operating from a near standstill position as well as when there's a need to maneuver in the road.

While it is unlikely that anyone in the market for a car boasting the sort of performance caliber of the 911 Turbo S places a great deal of emphasis on overall efficiency, the inclusion of new fuel - saving technology, including a new stop / start system that cuts the engine at 4 mph as you roll to a standstill, as well as the coasting function brought to other 911 models, has clearly improved its credentials in this area.

As a result, 1.8 - inch -(45 - mm) wider front track (60.8 in / 1,545 mm) and full 3.1 inches (81 mm) of extra width at the rear axle (62.7 in / 1,593 mm) promise — even at a standstill — further improvements in sporty characteristics for which BMW is known.

At the tail end of the new GLA, LED High Performance tail lamps with a multi-level function are used — full brightness by day, a medium level for driving during the night and a lower level when at a standstill during the night, so as not to dazzle other road users — and brake lights and indicators are controlled in three intensities as welAt the tail end of the new GLA, LED High Performance tail lamps with a multi-level function are used — full brightness by day, a medium level for driving during the night and a lower level when at a standstill during the night, so as not to dazzle other road users — and brake lights and indicators are controlled in three intensities as welat a standstill during the night, so as not to dazzle other road users — and brake lights and indicators are controlled in three intensities as well.

Engine and motor power combine to provide smooth acceleration from standstill to 100 km / h in 10.7 seconds and also at mid-range speeds, such as from 40 km / h to 70 km / h in 3.6 seconds (all measurements according to TMC).

This new transmission enables smooth acceleration from standstill, as well as greater fuel efficiency, improved NVH characteristics, and more decisive acceleration at high speeds than an automatic transmission with fewer gears.

Also disturbing the peace in our test car was an annoying, drivetrain - like whine when accelerating from standstill; some turbo «whistle» at higher revs, excessive tyre rumble as well as the odd bang and crash as the suspension struggled with potholes and the like.

When the combustion engine is shut down at a standstill, as well as during all - electric operation and in coasting mode, the electrically powered stationary climate control continues to maintain a pleasant interior climate.

For example, reverse gear is usually unsynchronised, as the driver is only expected to engage it when the vehicle is at a standstill.

As an example, BMW ActiveHybrid 7 is the fi rst BMW with automatic transmission to feature an Auto Start Stop function avoiding idle speed operation of the engine when at a standstill or in traffi c jams.

Selecting low range must be done from a standstill in neutral, as you'd expect, and there's also a centre - locking differential and multi-terrain modes to deliver the best traction for the job at hand, along with a crawl mode for particularly technical going.

Maximum torque arrives at 1,250 rpm, which is useful for overtaking, but there is a noticeable flat spot as you pull away from a standstill.

Such «seismic» change isn't on the cards, as far as he's concerned, but there's «a lot of structural change» already ongoing, including the move to QNX on the software side, and we're assured that «there is no standstill at any moment» at RIM.

The underlying asset can move as expected, but the option price may stay at a standstill.

As you know, after extensive negotiations on a confidentiality agreement between our two companies, Avigen finally agreed to MediciNova's demand that the confidentiality agreement between our companies not contain a standstill provision at this time.

As a result, you could either shoot while at a standstill, or shoot in every direction, when rotating the car or chasing someone.

Well, unlike the Kinect, at least many people were not «forced» to purchase the product and those that have done so, will have to bear with Sony and hope that Project Morpheus does become a success because without it, the PS Move is at a complete standstill and can surely only be regarded as a failure.

DANIEL B. SCHNEIDER ON THE MOMA STRIKE AS THIS ISSUE OF ARTFORUM goes to press, the strike at the Museum of Modern Art enters its fourth month, with negotiations at a virtual standstill,...

While SO2 emissions may have had some small role in that period, they can't have a role in the current standstill, as the increase of emissions in SE Asia is compensated by the decrease in emissions in the Western world, thus there is hardly any increase in cooling aerosols while CO2 levels are going up at record speed and temperatures are stalled.

As the article documented, temperatures in the U.S. have essentially been at a standstill over the last 10 + years, and catastrophic climate change (with its millions of IPCC predicted «climate refugees») is nowhere to be found.

After ending second / third lowest on record around minimum time, there was a rapid refreeze that was traditionally touted as the End of Global Warming, but for the past weeks things have been at a figurative standstill.

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As more and more U.S. cities adopt «smart» technologies, America finds its urban centers increasingly at risk for cyber-attacks which could bring entire cities to a standstill, wreak havoc for citizens and cost billions for governments and the private sector.

This appears to confirm our worst fears, as we had hoped the news of the Android 8.0 standstill could prove false or at least not entirely accurate.

Do you feel as though you are at a standstill in your current career?

If you look at the history of the asset class it took the storage industry more than 25 years to build its first billion sq. ft. and just eight years — 1998 to 2005 — to develop its second billion sq. ft.. Once the financial crisis hit, development in the sector virtually came to a standstill; as is still somewhat the case today.

Things went a bit World War Z as I crossed the Sydney Harbour Bridge and all the lanes came to a sudden standstill... at 9.30 pm.