Sentences with phrase «came to a standstill in»

Trading floors came to a standstill in New York when Lewis and Katsuyama were confronted on CNBC, the financial news channel, by William O'Brien, president of Bats Global Markets, the second - largest stock exchange operator in the US.

Last time we Muricans exported our brand of free wheeling «capitalism» to a major Asian economy i.e. Japan, we managed to cause the whole economy to come to a standstill in less than 10 years.

In simulated panic stops from 60 mph, a 4WD Navigator came to a standstill in 125 feet.

The Oracle, Weather Astrology, BBC; Dear Oracle, I seem to have come to a standstill in life.

Not exact matches

Construction of rental housing on Long Island came to a near standstill in the 1980s and 1990s and more than 22,000 rental units were converted to for - sale housing, according to the Long Island Index, a research study compiled by nonprofit the Rauch Foundation.

The vehicle, which comes with a hefty price tag of $ 132,000, has the ability to go from standstill to 60 miles per hour in only 3.8 seconds, with the time able to go down even further to 3.2 seconds with the Ludicrous mode option that customers can purchase for an additional $ 10,000.

The rise was led by growth in manufacturing and utilities, while mining activities temporarily came to a standstill due to the onset of hurricanes.

The concerns of everyday life come to a temporary standstill in the mind of the player; and the boundaries of his or her world are redefined.

The other part, following his annual death, was spent in the world of the dead, and then life and growth came to a standstill.

Though he kept up with academic routine, in any real sense his career as teacher and scholar came to a standstill.

The only plus to the unseasonal snowfall, has been the extra family time we have enjoyed thanks to «snow days», since everything in London comes to a standstill at the first sighting of snowflakes.

For those that have never been to Sweden on Christmas Eve, the whole country comes to a standstill at three in the afternoon.

Winter Olympics was always our ultimate favourite, when all other things in life came to a sort of standstill and the whole family would be glued to the television, biting our nails and cheering (it got very loud at times!).

Protein is essential for all of us and is especially important for little growing bodies; in fact, without it, growth would come to a bit of a standstill.

Activities in the various courts across the country have come to a standstill following a nationwide strike declared by the Judicial Service Staff Association (JUSSAG).

For the hundreds stuck in traffic when it came to a standstill, it was a significant inconvenience.

You can well understand why all government work has effectively come to a standstill as mind focus on the only show in town.

Police activity in New York City remained at a lower level last week than during the same period in past years, but continued its rise since enforcement came to a near standstill, the result of a citywide slowdown tied to the killings of two officers in December.

, again came to a standstill before Justice Peter Affen of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday.

He said the project had come to a standstill and appealed for work to continue to enable young people in the traditional area to have access to secondary school education.

Two years after the Fordham - area project came to a standstill, the mayor is expected to announce that the city's Economic Development Corporation will issue a request for proposals to groups interested in redeveloping the historic Armory building, which dates to 1917, aides revealed.

Hon. Mudashiru Obasa who was represented by the Chief Whip of the House, Rotimi Abiru, said Lagos has set the pace in putting issues of rape, domestic violence, child abuse and others on the front bunner adding that the coming together of the three arms of governments was a proof of political will to fight the menace in the State to a standstill.

While it's fairly customary for both houses of the Legislature to honor various heroes and celebrities, it was striking to see the house come to standstill with less than two weeks left in the legislative session and a myriad of major policy issues not being given a moment of public debate.

In the 1960s, LSD was declared illegal worldwide, and medical research on it came to a standstill.

Around 7,600 years ago, the emergence of agricultural settlements in Southeastern Europe and subsequent progress of civilization suddenly came to a standstill.

While hardly any inflammation occurred in the subcutaneous fat of obese mice and cGMP signaling was largely intact, things were very different for the deeper - lying abdominal fat: through the significant weight increase, inflammation had spread and the fat - burning turbocharger cGMP largely came to a standstill.

Ever noticed how when you are stressed you feel more fatigued and gains in the gym come to a standstill?

But while organizing at Strawberry Mansion has come to a temporary standstill, the campaign at the Kensington small schools, which began in 2002, is just coming to fruition.

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.

Sixty mph comes up from a standstill in less than 4 seconds, and the mandated 55 mph arrives even sooner, giving us a chance to review the low - down torque.

When it comes to cornering, the G90's softer side shines through: it managed just 0.86 g of lateral grip on our skid pad, running the figure eight in 25.6 seconds at an average of 0.73 g. To put that in context, the current 740i xDrive hits 60 mph from a standstill in just 5.1 (manufacturer claimed) secondto cornering, the G90's softer side shines through: it managed just 0.86 g of lateral grip on our skid pad, running the figure eight in 25.6 seconds at an average of 0.73 g. To put that in context, the current 740i xDrive hits 60 mph from a standstill in just 5.1 (manufacturer claimed) secondTo put that in context, the current 740i xDrive hits 60 mph from a standstill in just 5.1 (manufacturer claimed) seconds.

Indeed the factory had all but come to a standstill and even Wallace's beloved Jota was sold, likely in an attempt to help balance the cash - strapped finances.

Audi says that it should accelerate this sedan from a standstill to 60 mph in about 5 seconds flat, and every 2019 A6 will come standard with quattro all - wheel drive.

62 mph comes in just 2.8 seconds, 0 - 124 mph takes just 6.6 seconds, and the hybrid will go from a standstill to 186 mph in a mere 10.9 seconds.

It also comes equipped with xDrive intelligent all - wheel drive as standard and has the ability to go from standstill to 100 kmph in 7.7 seconds.

Power still comes for the Aventador sourced V12 engine, uprated to 770hp at 8,600 rpm, from 0 to 100 km / h in 2.9 seconds and reaching 300km / h from a standstill after only 23.5 seconds... figures achieved because the Centenario Roadster only weighs 1,570 kg... that is a mere 50 kg more than the Coupé version.

It does not mean the brakes are bad, the SUV comes to a standstill from 80kmph in under 3 seconds and in less than 30 metres.

That gives it plenty of pace, you'll be pleased to hear: top speed is a distinctly un-SUV-like 176mph, while 62mph comes about in just 3.8 seconds from a standstill thanks to the obvious traction gains of four - wheel drive.

Both versions of the gasoline V6 come mated to an eight - speed automatic transmission with a torque - on - demand all - wheel drive system, but only the top - line 380 - horse F - PACE S can launch the performance SUV from a standstill to 100 km / h in 5.5 seconds.

Acceleration from a standstill to 100 km / h comes in 6.6.

This system will automatically switch off the engine in as soon as the car comes to a standstill, with restart triggered by pressing down on the clutch or the gas pedal.

The X6 M comes to life in an instant, blasting from a standstill to 60 mph in 4 seconds.

Then, in 2009, when the recession proper started, «sales came to a standstill.»

Road trip Cuba in a vintage American car and witness authentic culture lost to progress for generations when economic development in Cuba came to a standstill with the Cold War in the 1960's.

But painting did not come to a standstill, and in recent years activity in the field has developed rapidly, especially among younger artists.

Both deal with a swelling of time, inspired by a Benjamin quote: «In times of great turmoil, time comes to a standstill».

The narrative of the Hegelian dialectic, which is the conceptual basis for this process of negation, has come to a standstill, which isn't to say that the history of art has ended, as Hegel feared - and - hoped, but only that the seemingly radical pursuit of negating gestures, having become an end in itself, is a source of objects which are as aesthetically delectable as any Modernist masterpieces.

A slower growth rate of the net climate forcing may have contributed to the standstill of global temperature in the past decade, but it can not explain the standstill, because it is known that the planet has been out of energy balance, more energy coming in from the sun than energy being radiated to space.10 The planetary energy imbalance is due largely to the increase of climate forcings in prior decades and the great thermal inertia of the ocean.

But in the near term, «things have come to a standstill, pretty much, while all attention is focused on the oil and gas,» Lanard said.

Private sector economic production came to a near standstill from the stock market crash of 1929 that began the Great Depression until the end of World War II in 1945, it took time for the economy to return to normal after World War II, and the Korean War again put the economy on something of a wartime footing in the 1950s.