grind to a halt

The voice on the other end of the line ground to a halt.

This is not to say life has ground to a halt.

And the political process has almost completely ground to a halt.

It is now clear that program had ground to a halt.

But new development, many people fear, has ground to a halt.

In 1994, however, this program also ground to a halt.

At the same time, political dialogue has now ground to a halt.

He ground to a halt just in front of their tent.

The healing process seemed to have ground to a halt.

The elevator ground to a halt, and they got out.

This ground to a halt because the Jewish community still wanted a day school.

Young was on the right track, but his work suddenly ground to a halt.

As a result, the city and the transit system ground to a halt.

At last we ground to a halt on a ledge.

By June 12 the advance had ground to a halt.

Other sectors of the economy too have ground to a halt.

And should everyone act like his mother, society would grind to a halt.

The street railway industry ground to a halt in late 1872.

Plans for a new hall, meanwhile, seemed to have ground to a halt.

At the same time, economic growth is expected to grind to a halt.

"Everybody has to do his share or the Church will grind to a halt."

However, by 1944, gold production had ground to a halt as men were needed for the war effort.

This is something which looks set to bring everything grinding to a halt in the very near future.

Her thoughts ground to a halt when she heard voices.

"Things got started slow, and then ground to a halt."