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The investigation into the little girl's death had again seemed to have ground to a standstill.

As it ground to a standstill he got up and went out into the sun to meet the driver.

The reform process has almost completely ground to a standstill, but the negotiations simply go ahead.

The article appeared as the American economy was grinding to a standstill.

With the conclusion of the war, activities at Lewis ground to a standstill.

What it doesn't mean is that London will grind to a standstill.

Finally there was a long silence while Sebastian's brain ground to a standstill.

"Right, Charlie," he concluded as the wheels ground to a standstill.

'Yes, this world would soon grind to a standstill if everyone gave up a job the moment conditions weren't quite perfect.

In recent months, the economy has shown signs of reviving, while other regions have ground to a standstill, or worse.

The talks on Cambodia, meanwhile, had ground to a standstill in late July.

She added, "The ability of people to use quotes from Joyce has ground to a standstill."

The manufacturing of banduras has ground to a standstill.

Hospitals slowly ground to a standstill and became little more than extensions of the city's mortuaries.

Apart from the mechanical side, Hammerton are slowly grinding to a standstill.

A9 Peace talks in Geneva ground to a standstill.

By the second half of the 16th century the ore deposits near the surface were exhausted and mining largely ground to a standstill.

But the project ground to a standstill in 1989 as the real estate market went into free fall, they explained in later court filings.

Trading virtually ground to a standstill by early afternoon as dealers headed home early because of the weather.

The vacancies on the commission mean no rulings are possible and lawsuits grind to a standstill.

Then the offensive ground to a standstill.

The Sankt Andreasberg mine ground to a standstill in 1913.

Fierce fighting eventually ground to a standstill.

International An effort to transform China's state industries into market-efficient enterprises has ground to a standstill.

All transport ground to a standstill.