Sentences with phrase «came to a standstill on»

I've seen couples come to a standstill on topics such as how to raise the kids, practicing a certain faith, or taking a new job.

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«If there is an accident on the freeway, traffic comes to a standstill, but there are any number of side streets you can use to detour the accident and get where you are going.

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.

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.

The dot - com crash blindsides the digital industry and Delvinia faces its first major business challenge as it manages through a turbulent economic environment where spending on digital projects comes to a near standstill.

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

At times, both riders came to a standstill, balancing on their wheels without a foot touching the track.

Arsenal won 4 - 0 here last season, but their season has recently come to a standstill and the players will now have one eye either on their summer holidays or on South Africa with the World Cup.

Park District Executive Director Gerald Oakes on Tuesday told the Park Board that his staff and District 25 officials have been meeting the past two months to hash out an agreement, but talks recently came to a standstill.

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

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

Kofi Portuphy also lamented that, further works on the interchange has come to a standstill because the workers were being attacked by supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) describing it as shameful acts.

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.

The Wa Central constituency on Saturday came to a standstill as the Member of Parliament of the area Rashid Pelpuo launched his campaign.

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

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.

The brakes have been set up with extra travel on the pedal, allowing the driver to slow the car down extremely precisely, avoiding the dreaded head nod when coming to a standstill.

Once the engine is up to operating temperature, and providing there are not heavy loads on the aircon or charging systems, the engine auto stops when you come to standstill with your foot on the brake and restarts again when you lift it.

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.

If there is still no reaction on your side, it activates the emergency lights, it simply reduces speed and safely comes to a standstill.

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.

For example, on September 11, 2001, the dispersion of checks that depended on air transportation came to a complete standstill after the terrorist attacks.

Has anyone noticed the reporters are no longer writing articles on the pet food recall; the websites that provided such critical information have returned to the routine stories about pets; and the investigate and search to discover the actual cause of the poisoning has virtually come to a standstill.

Hilton Bali Resort, located on the top of a 40 - meter cliff, is the perfect escape destination for when the entire island comes to a complete standstill.

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.

Relationship gridlock is a state in which your argument with your partner has come to a standstill because you both disagree on how to move forward.

In some communities, like Key West and St. Pete Beach on Florida's west coast, home sales have come to a near standstill just as the crush of the recession was beginning to fade.