Sentences with phrase «of a standstill for»

Work in there has been at a bit of a standstill for a while now, but I did purchase two twin size vintage quilts (on Etsy... one was $ 38 and the other was $ 40) to use in the room as a jumping off point for the design.

Earlier this year, Kev and I announced our plans to adopt, and got busy refinishing the wood floors and redoing the walls in our future kids room... Work in there has been at a bit of a standstill for a while now, but I did purchase two twin size vintage quilts (on Etsy... one was $ 38 and -LSB-...]

Not exact matches

Where traffic is allowed in the area around the tower, it's at a standstill for much of the day.

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.

They must be aware though, with housing developments at a virtual standstill due to water license shortages and the town running out of options, Okotoks is «ground zero» for the coming water wars.

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.

I feel this debate is at a standstill and you guys can argue all nite on this one but there are women who were preachers healers miracle workers and had mighty ministrys because God was with them there is no doubt about that.They moved in the gifts of the supernatural.I am just saying this for those women who feel they have a calling on there lives to preach.Dont let others put you in a box God does nt put us in boxs he helps us to become all we can be in Christ.

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.

In the first sevenminutes of the win at Utah, for instance, Howard hit a baseline drive overAndrei Kirilenko, slashed to the middle for a layup and an eventual three - pointplay, hit a standstill 20 - foot jumper, made a nice crossover dribble to getinto the lane for a dunk and swished a 13 - foot jumper.

And while there was no J.B. Holmes to bring the proceedings to a standstill, the final threesome comprising the quick - playing Lincicome, top - ranked Shanshan Feng, and Amy Yang had to hang out for 25 minutes on the 16th tee while two groups in front of them battled the wind on the difficult and wind - blown par - 4.

-- Most of the NBA free agency market seems to have hit a standstill as teams wait for LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony to make their free agency decisions.

Wenger has brought us forward in alot of was but on the field and in the transfer market we have been at a standstill for years.

February 19 — While Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) once again slowed games to a suffocating standstill, this time in England's FA Cup matches, bookmakers have wasted no time taking advantage of the opportunity VAR offers for their promotions.

At an apparent standstill after weeks of effort, a committee charged with shaping the future of the Yunker Farm plans to ask the Mokena Park District for professional help.

This means we will be in a state of standstill transition for many years, foolishly trying to unpick decades of economic integration for dubious reasons.

The Orji police command was quick to respond while the Commissioner for Public Safety in company of Fire Service Men arrived and fought the fire to standstill.

With Democrats pushing for stronger regulations and Republicans supporting a simple extension of the existing law, things seem to have come to a standstill.

For all you know from that data, the dips in «approval» are 100 % related to our allies being PO'd over the fact that US is in a total standstill and harming the global economy on a regular basis because of the GOP / Teatrolls» temper tantrums, shutdown threats and threats to default on the nation's debts.

Hell, your cat probably doesn't like being compared to Espada, the disgraced former majority leader of the Senate who brought New York's government to a standstill during the leadership coup of 2009 and was later found guilty of bilking the federal government for the funding of his health clinics.

So, rather than embark on another endless agitation for change of constitution, we should fight corruption to a standstill.

BEDFORD - STUYVESANT — A proposal to rezone a stretch of Franklin and Flushing avenues for two new apartment buildings is at a standstill amid concerns that the project would not cater to locals.

A rally heralding the return of President Muhammadu Buhari after a medical vacation in London left human and vehicular movement in Enugu metropolis at standstill for over four hours on Monday.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's design competition for a new $ 10 billion terminal has so rankled both sides that they're effectively at a standstill, although Manhattan politicians are holding the cards, according to Politico.

«Schools have been closed for months without any hope of reopening, and above all, business activities have come 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.

By GRAEME EWENS When British Rail blamed the «wrong kind of snow» for bringing its network to a standstill three years ago, many commuters couldn't believe their ears.

Physicist Ronald Walsworth of the Harvard - Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics initially brought light to a standstill by trapping it inside a glass bottle filled with warm gas atoms.

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.»

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.

Driving into downtown Los Angeles my first day, I brace for the horror of traffic, which comes to a daily standstill around the points where the 5, 10 and 110 freeways merge, and think I couldn't possibly handle this every day of this 10 - day festival.

They battle each other for dominance in a staggeringly bad series of voice - overs, only to give themselves over to an eventual standstill that transforms into a full - blown alliance.

Such battle scenes, which could have been far more interesting had we truly cared for the characters, not only grind the movie to a standstill, they actually are mostly needless to tell the story and deliver the themes on the tragedy of sacrificing friendship and freedom for the good of the war.

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.»

The DfE says it carried out an «open procurement» for the first round of the fund, but won't say more until the end of the standstill period.

(Calif.) Three years ago as Gov. Jerry Brown was close to securing support from legislative leaders for his sweeping restructuring of the system for funding public schools, advocates for disadvantaged students brought the process to a standstill until protections were built into the program to ensure the money would be spent on target populations.

Even more problematic, maximum twist now commences at a mere 2,300 rpm and doesn't abate for another 2,000 rpm, requiring tighter orchestration of throttle tip - in, transmission slip, traction control, and rear wheel grip while executing that quick, hard left turn from a standstill.

«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.

Not driven either of those but I imagine the reality is you either use launch control / traction control so it manages the power they put down for you or you need to be careful on how much you press the accelerator from a standstill or very low speeds.

The Viola feels every one of its 18 years at a standstill and even when you fire up that gruff four - cylinder engine and blip the throttle, feeling its sticky inertia that's crying out for a turbo spinning at 100,000 rpm, it still feels pretty vintage.

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.

Following the initial impact, the car is slowed to a standstill with a maximum deceleration rate of 5 m / s ² and its brakes are then locked for a further 1.5 seconds.

These figures are enough for the car to hit 100kmph from a standstill in 7.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 237kmph.

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.

For instance, whilst it's not particularly refined, the outputs of 265 - hp and 295 lb - ft do at least mean this four - cylinder can bring the Cadillac CT6 up to speed and away from a standstill respectably well.

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.

The hybrid MINI makes full use of the electric motor's entire torque, which is available right from standstill, allowing for catapult - like acceleration.

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 well.

The stop & go function allows for automatic braking to a standstill and will resume with the flow of traffic.

For instance, the torque that's on tap is available from low down in and across a broad spread of the rev range, so there's plenty of oomph to rely on when accelerating from a standstill or on the highway, and the four - cylinder is also a rather smooth and refined engine (if perhaps a little bit coarse when if you work it unnecessarily hard).