Some members said that there was also a risk that during the transition period, the whole system might come to a standstill.

In both cases, standstill triumphed over progress.

The protests brought the country to a standstill.

Nevertheless, it has remained at a standstill for almost a decade.

Sequential GDP growth slowed to a low single digit pace a virtual standstill by Chinese standards.

In any case, the time of standstill in the Middle East is coming to an end.

The two armies came to a standstill as neither side was able to make much progress.

We are convinced that the new threats to peace and security require that this standstill be overcome.

But the South was never conquered, and its army, the SPLA, twice fought the North to a standstill.

His lane of traffic was at a standstill, but it was normal on a weekend night such as this.

The entire Iranian oil industry came to a virtual standstill, oil production dropping from in 1950 to in 1952.

After fighting a major Soviet offensive in June July 1944 to a standstill, Finland reached an armistice with the Soviet Union.

War Communism saved the Soviet government during the Civil War, but much of the Russian economy had ground to a standstill.

And yet the Middle East is also a region that, throughout its innumerable conflicts, has hardly changed, languishing in a strange kind of standstill.

Traffic comes to a standstill in Muharraq, Bahrain, today as the King's son takes part in a triathlon. Photograph shared by MohdBucheeri on Twitter Traffic in Bahrain came to a standstill today (December 6) as some of the country's major roads were shut to traffic from 7am to 11am for the King's son to take part in a triathlon.

They tell us that the bombing is targeting Baba Amr. Time comes to a complete standstill. The next transfer date arrives exactly one day later.

Private sector activity is slowing, and it is nearing a standstill in the eurozone s most vulnerable economy (Greece), where a bank run is in full swing.

If He wishes He stills the wind , whereat they remain standstill on its surface . There are indeed signs in that for every patient and grateful servant .

Everything favors his taking the second option, which will tend to lead to a standstill, and even a step back, in efforts to resolve the Israeli Palestinian conflict.

Students were carrying out internships in other countries, but mostly on their own initiative, and it all came to a standstill with the onslaught of World War II.

The usual double standard and the exercise or threat of a veto by one of its permanent members had brought the Council to a standstill on the issue.

Standstill is regress and regress produces a vicious circle meagre results at the negotiating table, no implementation, more insecurity, less willingness to talk, no results and so on.

By that point, Ukraine s springtime of freedom had already deteriorated into a very visible development standstill, owing to a mixture of incompetence and corruption that cried out for change.

Industry continued to grow, except in 1968 and 1972 when industry came to a standstill in the context of the soaring war (Tet Offensive and aerial raids of North Vietnam).

All of this could lead to a standstill, which, in the current environment, would be tantamount to going backward, threatening not only European integration s future prospects, but also its past accomplishments.

This progress is all the more important given the complacency that led to a complete standstill in research and development for new TB interventions toward the end of the twentieth century.

UNIDO's activities in Burundi had come to a standstill in 2001 however, following the Director General's visit in 2002, an integrated programme had been developed and had been launched in 2004.

Should chaos of the kind witnessed in Libya occur in the Persian Gulf countries, for example, the world could literally come to a standstill, given the quantity of oil that they supply.

The asset backed commercial paper market came to a standstill and the special investment vehicles set up by banks to get mortgages off their balance sheets could no longer get outside financing.

The EU regrets the ongoing stalemate in the Conference on Disarmament and is convinced that the new threats to peace and security require that this standstill be overcome as soon as possible.

They might also seek a standstill on the deep underground enrichment facility at Fordow, near Qom, in exchange for provision of fuel rods for Iran s research reactor and a freeze on some sanctions.

This may already be happening the appreciation of the euro, from 1.20 to 1.30 in the past few months, was enough to bring European growth to a standstill during the third quarter of this year.

if He willed , He could bring the wind to a standstill and they would lie motionless on the surface of the sea , truly there are signs in this for anyone who is steadfast and grateful ,

If Europeans disregard Kant s categorical imperative i.e., don t do to others what you don t want others to do to you they should not be astonished if the European Union comes to a standstill or even implodes.

The second period in the Cenozoic Era, it follows the Paleogene Period and is succeeded by the Quaternary Period.

The 2007 violence was unique in the sense that it did not begin in smaller cities, towns, or rural areas, but in the capital, Nairobi, bringing Kenya to a standstill and turning it into a focus of international attention.

The first period of settlement in Göreme goes back to the Roman period.

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Period 2001 2005

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This was the start of the Eastern Zhou period, which is customarily divided into the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period.

In terms of energy use, peak demand describes a period of simultaneous, strong consumer demand or a period of highest demand in a billing period.

Note Baseline first reporting period (1998 2000) F1 first follow up (second reporting period (2000 2002)) F2 second follow up (third reporting period (2002 2004)).

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