Sentence examples for standstill was from inspiring English sources

A hostile bidder, Validus Holdings, has sued Transatlantic over that same sort of agreement, contending that the standstill was too onerous.

But the drumming on the plane roof, as we taxied to a standstill, was almost frenzied; outside, a tropical rainstorm proved to be in full flow.

In the bigger races on the Continent the risky task of driving the potentially dangerous challengers to a standstill was invariably allotted to him.

Perhaps, then, the standstill was the result either of a power struggle within the ruling circles of Dubai, or between Dubai and its neighbour, Abu Dhabi.Abu Dhabi's conservative rulers have mixed feelings about their brash, go-getting neighbour.

But most experts said the economic slowdown – dating back to last summer, and which has brought manufacturing and construction sector growth to a standstill – was more to blame for rising unemployment.

There has also been anger that the brief statement announcing the hoped-for standstill was made just as the region was heading into the Eid al-Adha holiday, leaving investors without access to further information for days.

In towns that high torque of the electric motor from standstill is noticeable and welcome.

The ports (where business has come to a virtual standstill) are still busy.

Perhaps a traffic standstill is coming with the plateauing of broadband take-up?

That rare event, a "major lunar standstill," is happening now, and continues through 2007.

To say the economy is at a standstill is to fly in the face of reality.