Sentence examples for there was gridlock from inspiring English sources
From 1926 through last year, an index of large-capitalization stocks returned about 7 percent, annualized, when there was gridlock, compared with about 12 percent when there was not.
On Sunday, Sport Minister Hugh Robertson said the authorities had plans to lift the restrictions on the lanes if there was gridlock.
Above all, there's gridlock.
When there is gridlock in Congress, "the executive branch has to make a whole series of decisions," Obama said.
The assistant principal, Michael Eisman, said that when the 4,800 students enter the hallways to change classes, there is gridlock.
"I get it -- there's frustration when there's gridlock, and sometimes people want to give money where government won't," said Aaron Dorfman, executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.
"It's up to us to decide whether there is gridlock or an opportunity to reach across the aisle and work in a bipartisan way," Ms. Stabenow said.
The coaches are cheaper than their smaller counterparts and drive in a separate designated lane – but other motorists frequently intrude if there's gridlock.
She spoke of "anecdotal evidence" that "trade falls dramatically on Marylebone High Street and in the Portman Estate area, because there's gridlock" if Oxford Street is closed to all traffic.
If the economy goes south, or interest rates rise, or the surpluses prove ephemeral, or there is gridlock on the hill or the right-wingers go nuts -- it will be George W. Bush's fault.
