Sentences with phrase «of standstill in»

«Things are at a bit of a standstill in the U.S.»

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The energy slump has brought much of Alberta's economy to a standstill, but in downtown Edmonton, construction cranes fill the air.

Britain and the EU have agreed on a «standstill» transition period from Brexit, due to take place in March 2019, to the end of 2020.

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

In conjunction with the nomination of Mittleman and Rabe, Aimia said it has signed a standstill agreement with the investment firm.

Corporate profits were weakening, a long U.S. bull market had limped to a near standstill, and the angry populism of the presidential primaries made us wonder whether American capitalism was about to take a pitchfork in the gut.

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.

Thousands of taxi drivers brought part of central London to a standstill in protest at rival service Uber - a mobile phone app.

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 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.

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.

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 other much rarer possible use of capital controls is that, in extremis, a crisis might be sufficiently bad to justify a standstill on repayment of debt, in the context of «private sector involvement» («bailing - in the private sector»).

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 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.

Critics of regulation are quick to point out the evils of Lysenkoism, that era in Russian history when biological research was brought to a virtual standstill by political control.

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

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.

When an undertaking in which a whole nation is concerned is hindered, when such an enterprise is brought to a standstill by the disfavor of heaven, when the angry deity sends a calm which mocks all efforts, when the seer performs his heavy task and proclaims that deity demands a young maiden as a sacrifice — then will the father heroically make the sacrifice.

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.

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.

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.

«I just think when you've been out injured and my career, to a certain extent, was at a bit of a standstill last season because I wasn't playing and you take the setback and you reset your goals and think: «What do I really want to achieve in this game?»

Its not a coincidence that since Wenger has been in charge of EVERYTHING football related at the club we have seen a virtual standstill on transfers and the injury list is longer and more serious AND most inportant of all we have not won anything really significant How long is this farcical situation going to endure???? «oH No the BFG IS INJURED WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO???» «Oh I know... lets get in Kim Kalstrom... or... lets play Sanchez at the back, that'll do» stupid stupid stupid

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.

In February, Lazio's director of sport, Igli Tare said talks were at a standstill and the Dutchman would not return to Lazio next season.

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.

The reduction in traffic may benefit drivers hoping to avoid being stuck at a virtual standstill, but the biggest beneficiary of the plan may be straphangers.

Members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) voted by 55 % to 45 % to adopt a policy of no new work and no - returns, in an industrial action which is likely to bring the courts to a standstill.

The economy has slowed to a virtual standstill in the first three months of the year, performing far worse than Bank of England expectations.

This means that after a standstill agreement expires on 18 January 2012, Rio Tinto has the ability to purchase additional shares in Ivanhoe beyond its current holding of 49 per cent without being diluted by the SRP.

«You can not be enjoying the huge and enormous resources of the people, living in luxury and at the same time refusing to do your job, making trouble with the executive at the slightest opportunity, bringing the government to a standstill and then turning members of the Senate into puns who can be pushed here and there.

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.

Silver, in other words, can pretty much single - handedly bring the workings of the New York State government to a standstill.

The power cut which happened around four o'clock in the afternoon, brought activities at portions of terminal two to a standstill forcing officials and passengers to switch on lights from their mobile phones to navigate through the darkness.

The process became dominated by bitter in - fighting, as the competing motivations around the idea of a bill of rights brought it to a standstill.

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.

As the Tories and Labour manoeuvred each other to a standstill on tax policy, Cameron pledged to introduce a new law within the first 100 days of a Conservative government to prevent any rises in income tax, VAT or national insurance in the next parliament.

The group of mostly Republican leaders, along with stand - alone Democrat Michael Kearns, says the legislative process in Albany is at a standstill while corruption charges loom over one of the state's most powerful leaders.

The normal bright colours of the PDP were not there; Abuja was not brought to a standstill as the party was used to doing whenever it organized any activity in the past.

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.

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.

There is also a general pattern emerging: Liberal Democrat opposition has brought progress on the NHS reforms to a standstill, watered down any potential radicalism in the public sector reform White Paper, and now stopped elected Police commisioners, the cornerstone of reformist Conservative policy.

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.

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.