Sentence examples for partial standstill from inspiring English sources
The community was gradually beginning to put the illness behind them when they started seeing the outbreak of the flu that has brought Mexico City to a partial standstill, with schools and restaurants closed, and people being told to stay at home if they possibly can.
Puerto Rico's credit rating began improving in July following action by the government to resolve a fiscal crisis that reached its peak in May, when the treasury ran out of funds to pay public servants and public services came to a partial standstill for a period of time.
While the part of federal government was at a standstill during the 35-day partial shutdown, the Census Bureau was plugging away at hiring the half-million temporary workers it needs for the 2020 count.
In a following study the same authors have shown that even in the final state of hypodynamic septic shock leading to death, the mean muscle partial oxygen pressure did not decrease to below 4.0 kPa before circulatory standstill [ 24].
The president's off-the-cuff declaration in the televised Oval Office confab left talks at a virtual standstill and deprived Republicans of their ability to blame Democrats for a partial shutdown that could come at midnight Dec. 21, just before Christmas.
Much of London came to a virtual standstill as tourists, office and shop workers flooded into the streets to watch the partial eclipse.
Prices are at a standstill.
Cambodia is at a standstill.
Business is at a standstill.
