Sentence examples for by idling from inspiring English sources

Honking taxis tried to get by idling S.U.V.'s.

By idling 33 deepwater exploratory rigs and halting six more en route to the gulf, the moratorium will effectively lay off as many as 46,000 workers.

But, many economists warn that by idling the market and giving investors time to reconsider their enthusiasm for high prices, Mr. Roh may have created a different problem.

By idling 20 of its factories in the first quarter, G.M. will also save on heating bills, maintenance crews and waste disposal.

General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler have responded by idling truck plants across North America and temporarily laying off tens of thousands of workers.

BEHIND THE NEWS The ban was set to expire Nov. 30, but the administration was under heavy pressure to relax it early because of the economic harm done by idling drill rigs and crews.

Based on those numbers, Mr. Mistele estimated $2 billion of fuel was burned by vehicles idling in traffic last year.

In February of last year, before the Smurfit merger was announced, Stone Container settled charges with the FTC that it had conspired with competitors to fix linerboard prices by temporarily idling capacity.

And all this is watched from above by louche deities idling in Olympian gardens.

A deal to have a new arena by 2004 is idling, if not stalled.

When the shuttle bus dropped us off at the runway, a small square-sided propeller plane was idling by.