11. With the current economic situation, most if not all housing projects have come to a grinding halt . 12. I m fearful that this whole process will come to a grinding halt if more partisans get involved. 13. "Imports and exports will come to a grinding halt . " ( INDIA-EXPORT SHUTDOWN) 14. Commerce Secretary William Daly told CNBC . " These projects will very likely come to a grinding halt ." 15. For how long can Thailand bite the bullets of higher interest rates before the entire economy comes to a grinding halt ? 16. Should that ever happen, nuclear power plants in Japan will come to a grinding halt , crippling economic and industrial activities. 17. "Things can come to a grinding halt , " noted Rick Stroud, communications coordinator for Professional Secretaries International. 18. So, please offer guidance if all else appears to come to a grinding halt on the talk page, as it has. 19. Millions of computers, programs, critical systems and established ways of life will come to a grinding halt , we're told. 20. But investors can find it impossible to tell when the game is about to come to a grinding halt _ rudely punishing the acquirer's stock.