1.   And the university has accepted a temporary standstill agreement that allows students to keep any accommodations that had been promised before Westling changed the policy.

2.   Activity at the Colombo port also came to a temporary standstill Thursday, when two other merchant vessels in the port damaged the pier.

3.   At times running to escape police, protestors marched down muddy side streets and along a main thoroughfare Monivong Boulevard, forcing traffic to a temporary standstill.

4.   Near several major cities during the past week, militants have brought train traffic to a temporary standstill by throwing grappling hooks onto overhead rail power cables.