The phrase "on a standstill" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation or event that has come to a halt or a pause. Example: The negotiations between the two countries have come to a standstill, with neither side willing to compromise.
But the company "continued to insist on a standstill arrangement," according to Westlake, which made the terms of its offer public on Friday.
Later this month European Union leaders hope to agree on a deal on a standstill transition deal to protect business from the economic shock of a "cliff edge" Brexit and sudden change of rules.
It receives a grant from Arts Council England, which is due to rise by 2.7% until the year end 2010-11, and some funds from the Arts Council of Wales - which are currently on a standstill basis.
The report came ahead of a summit meeting this week at which European Union leaders are expected to agree, in principle, on a standstill transition period of slightly less than two years to prevent Britain's economy from suffering the effects of a "cliff edge" departure from the bloc next March, when it is formally scheduled to quit.
"It is not reasonable, it is not logical that people and civilians are getting killed minute by minute while the international community carries on in a standstill," Khalid Saleh, a spokesman for the council, said.
The Port Authority and the developer Larry A. Silverstein took one step closer on Monday to a standstill at ground zero, after Mr. Silverstein essentially rejected proposals from the governor for resolving the impasse over building office towers on the 16-acre site.
Slow, gracious and glimmering, as the album it sits on gently comes to a standstill, a deep, robotic voice tells us that things are done for now.
The crash happened when one train came to a standstill on a viaduct near the eastern city of Wenzhou, and another ploughed into it.
Disparate clusters of protesters crossed through Times Square a number of times, and one group brought traffic to a standstill on the West Side Highway along the Hudson River.
* A motorcyclist brought traffic to a standstill on one of Madrid's busiest highways after he pulled over to look for his false teeth, which flew out of his mouth when he sneezed.
Unofficial representatives had called on protesters to bring Paris to a standstill on Saturday.
