1.   With traffic on the Long Island Expressway on Tuesday at a standstill due to police checkpoints, motorists now experience unimaginable delays going into New York City.

2.   At present negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians on easing these restrictions are at a standstill due to the deadlock in the peace process.

3.   Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Mustapa Mohamed said today negotiations between the two parties had come to a standstill due to irreconcilable differences of opinion.

4.   Much of the economy is at a standstill due to the energy crisis.

5.   The English-language Vietnam News said several foreign-invested developments have come to a standstill due to a lack of funds.

6.   US AID said the implementation of the capital markets development project was at a standstill due to wrangling among SEC officials.

7.   Schofield said the implementation of the CMDP, which aims to develop the Philippine capital market, was at a standstill due to the dispute among the SEC officials.