noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
virtual
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From a virtual standstill he jumped over.
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And bringing an already faltering economy to its knees, transport workers brought the country to a virtual standstill in December.
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The economy comes to a virtual standstill as the population is forced to turn to print and writing for communication purposes.
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Sinn Fein is excluded from peace talks that are now at a virtual standstill .
■ VERB
bring
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Read in studio Finally, traffic on a busy road was brought to a standstill this afternoon ... by a train.
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Retailers, home sellers and transportation companies from airlines to freight haulers saw activity brought to a standstill in the blizzard.
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If the electric power could be cut, industry everywhere would be brought to a standstill .
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The South Metropolitan tramways were not brought completely to a standstill and Sutton depôt kept cars on the road.
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The blizzard that brought Washington to a standstill extended the blackout for several more days.
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So many people attended his funeral in Cheltenham, that the town was brought to a standstill .
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Traffic was brought to a standstill on a busy stretch of the M-one today after cars and lorries became stuck in tar.
come
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Business and legislation came to a standstill .
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You might fill half a page or a dozen pages before you come to a standstill .
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For the first time in memory the ice bridge had come to a sudden standstill .
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Time has come to a standstill .
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The sun has come to a standstill , hours above the river and the opposite shore.
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Life on the island was in danger of coming to a standstill .
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The carriage came to a standstill as George was forced to stop for the flesh buyers blocking the way.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And bringing an already faltering economy to its knees, transport workers brought the country to a virtual standstill in December.
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If the electric power could be cut, industry everywhere would be brought to a standstill .
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Retailers, home sellers and transportation companies from airlines to freight haulers saw activity brought to a standstill in the blizzard.
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Sinn Fein is excluded from peace talks that are now at a virtual standstill .
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So many people attended his funeral in Cheltenham, that the town was brought to a standstill .
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When Hardin did arrive at the capital world, it was to find all normal business at an absolute standstill .