Recent figures showed job creation at a standstill, as concerns grow over the possibility of a second recession.
people were fascinated by H. M., for whom life came to a standstill in 1953, and one of the questions they always asked about him was what happened when he looked in the mirror.
The strike brought the factory to a standstill .
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Brought LaPaz, the capital, to a standstill, and an announcement from the independent mining co-operatives that they were breaking their alliance with Mr Morales.
On guard: Mexico City is at a virtual standstill.
China's insurance industry is bracing for the largest payout in its history in the wake of a snowstorm that brought the country to a standstill in recent weeks.
A plan with a lack of money and USES meant a standstill, but the outside of the star-shaped building is now like a memory of a deceased person.
Perhaps, then, the standstill was the result either of a power struggle within the ruling circles of Dubai, or between Dubai and its neighbour, Abu Dhabi.
Many will later converge on the busiest railway stations in the world, now at a standstill.
And a standstill may buy time for the deeper restructuring that Dubai World undoubtedly needs.
Life for more than a billion people across India and Pakistan came to a standstill during the semifinal match Wednesday.
The number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus is rising worldwide -- with nearly all of Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak, at a standstill in a bid to contain the illness.
One did admit that the touchdown had seemed a little heavy. Another reckoned that the first sign of problems was when the wing began to detach shortly before the aircraft came to a standstill.
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