Sentence examples for would have ground from inspiring English sources

If that's the case, the entire U.S. economy would have ground to a halt without the Fed's intervention.

The production line would have ground to a halt if the Americans had not stepped in with the grant.

Without confirmation of at least one of them before the Congressional recess, much of the board's work would have ground to a halt by late August.

If enough people had fallen into the M. Wells lifestyle, the city would have ground to a halt and our economy would look like Greece's.

It concluded that such a network, if well run, would surely be profitable.We were right on the first point: London would have ground to a halt long ago without its "Tube".

Rudd said he regretted not calling an inquiry or royal commission into the Iraq war but that he was reluctant because the Australian bureaucracy was "traumatised" and would have ground to a halt if he tried.

The government had even contemplated closing Heathrow, which would have grounded the airline almost entirely.

"We would have grounded him," said his mother, who is 72.

Mr. Kaul said that if the regulator had thought passengers were at risk, it would have grounded airlines.

Tasting it, I think the entire Indian subcontinent would have grounds upon which to sue the restaurant for defamation of its good name.

To do so would be to discriminate against members of your staff, and that rejected Latino aide would have grounds to complain if you did.