Just as they were about to file at the end of June, the governor intervened, convincing Mr. Young and the county to declare a standstill period for 30 days.
Indeed, some analysts now say that Dubai may have taken its last truly autonomous decision when it declared a six-month "standstill" last month on the $26 billion owed by Dubai World, its struggling flagship conglomerate, a decision that took the Abu Dhabi government as well as Dubai's bankers by surprise.
If Greece has to declare a debt standstill, say the hardliners, so be it.
While it was not officially declared a day of mourning, the Saturday of the funeral brought the UK close to standstill as shops and banks closed, sports events were postponed, and theatre and cinema showings cancelled.
Storm Jonas brought Washington DC to a standstill over the weekend, forcing 11 states to declare a state of emergency.
Even though the NISSPI mentions that quarantine and other standstill measures will be invoked immediately when the Minister declares an outbreak, the plan does not address the ethical questions associated with such interventions.
At a conference he organized last week on the outlook for New York City's transportation network, Mr. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, declared that the city's transit systems had "come to a standstill," held back by ballooning costs and reluctant taxpayers.
They were finally brought to a standstill by armed resistance and disease, and Haiti was declared independent.
Meera writes a crucial letter shortly before a state of emergency is declared, and says, "I mailed it just in time — a few days later, on the 26th of June , 1975 to be exact, the whole country came to a standstill".
