Sentences with phrase «much at a standstill»
«The investigation is pretty much at a standstill,» acknowledged Arlington Heights police Cmdr. Peter Kinsey two weeks after the incident.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/ Not exact matches
Where traffic is allowed in the area around the tower, it's at a standstill for much of the day.
At 4 - 1 down, and with just nine men on the field, the junior Selecao didn't fancy seeing the job through to the end and brought the game to a standstill with five minutes to go, much to the confusion of their North American counterparts.
However, in the absence of a contract for the last three years between the district and the teachers union, United Teachers of Los Angeles, labor talks remain at a complete standstill, raising questions about just how much remains «TBD.»
Sixty - two to standstill would, I'm sure, be equally impressive, although if anything the brake pedal has a little too much bite right at the top of its travel.
«Now Congress has managed to bring much of the Federal Aviation Administration to a standstill... locally, needed expansion and resurfacing projects at Orlando's two commercial airports could atrophy mirroring the inertia of Republican and Democratic congressional leaders who can't — or won't — move their way around the labor issues and subsidies for rural airports that separate them.
This is very much an engine in the traditional diesel mould, with a little «rattle» at idle (especially when cold) and lower engine speeds, and a hint of step - off lag from standstill.
For example, when the GT - R begins moving from a standstill at a slow rate of acceleration, the gearshift change to second from first gear is now much smoother than before.
«We feel much closer with our communication and sexual intimacy, before this couples retreat we were at a standstill.»