1.   As Peronist leaders squabbled over presidential succession, Argentines were unable to remove money from their bank accounts, and business activity ground to a halt.

2.   Without money, much economic activity would grind to a halt.

3.   As a result, Jakarta was paralyzed and business activities ground to a virtual halt.

4.   At some institutions, the activities have virtually ground to a halt.

5.   Chairman of the Indonesian Edible Oil Industries Nafis Daulay agreed, saying that commodity trading activities ground to a halt during the riots as many traders fled the country.

6.   Political activity had virtually ground to a halt while Papandreou battled a prolonged illness in an Athens clinic, receiving intensive treatment over the past two two months.