Sentence examples for has virtually ground from inspiring English sources
Industry has virtually ground to a halt.
Private construction of housing here has virtually ground to a halt because of fears of government expropriation.
The construction of wind turbines has virtually ground to a halt nationally due to uncertainty over the renewable energy target.
A1 The Congressional investigation into the abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison has virtually ground to a halt.
Citizens UK also said that the Home Office process of transferring children to the UK has virtually ground to a halt.
According to an agency report on food insecurity released earlier this month, progress in reducing world hunger has virtually ground to a halt, with improvements in some regions barely keeping up with deterioration in other regions.
By then, America had virtually ground to a halt.
Mr. de Guindos said that debt purchases between countries within the 17-nation single currency area had virtually ground to a halt.
IT took five months for Alison Jennings to explain to her parents why her grades had plummeted, her self-esteem was shattered and her college life at Oklahoma State University had virtually ground to a halt.
He did not comment directly on an article in The New York Times that quoted F.B.I. investigators as saying the investigation had virtually ground to a halt because of Yemen's refusal to widen the investigation to include Islamic activists.
The travel industry had virtually ground to a halt.
