seized-up

Yes, share prices had been falling sharply across the globe, but the slide was orderly and the system had not seized up.

When credit markets seized up in the fall, the ECB began offering banks unlimited loans at its policy rate for up to six months.

In the depth of the crisis, as trade for a while seized up, the region, as one of the most trade-dependent in the world, saw growth plummet.

Then her hips and knees seized up; some of her toes became gangrenous and had to be amputated.

He noted the index had shown stability even after credit markets seized up in August.

Some models were still pointing to a tightening of policy right up to the summer of 2008, while the global financial system seized up.

But when the credit markets suddenly seized up, the strains soon began to show.

I bent over to pick up a twopenny piece and my back seized up - couldn't straighten it properly and I was in agony.

When international borrowing seized up last month, the region found itself stuck in its own credit crunch.

These too, says the report, have declined considerably as financial markets seized up in the 2nd half of 2008.

As the credit system seized up and stockmarkets panicked, global car sales buckled.

As financial markets seized up, however, the zloty went into reverse.

The enquiry found that the light aircraft crashed after its engine seized up through lack of coolant.

Since credit markets seized up in the summer of 2007, banks and brokerages worldwide have cut nearly 300, 000 jobs.

As the credit system seized up and stock markets panicked, global car sales buckled.

The interbank -funds market has seized up and even the most creditworthy corporate and financial firms are paying punitive rates.

first the money markets seized up , as banks hoarded spare cash.

It seized up almost entirely last autumn as the credit crunch restricted trade finance.

My stomach seized up like a clenched fist, and nausea rolled into me like a fever.

In 1973 economies seized up, and Watergate revealed the shocking truth that politicians could lie.

In the subsequent era of "revulsion" , core financial markets have seized up (see charts).

Money markets seized up across the globe as banks refused to lend to each other.

Many of those developments had secured financing before credit markets seized up.

But how are Chinese companies to fund their growth, with the capital markets seized up?

"My muscles have all seized up, " he groaned, sinking on his bed.

Some markets have seized up; others are being pounded by volatility.

The BNDES helped sustain investment when the financial markets seized up.

As U. S. credit markets seized up, renewing dollar loans became harder.

All told, the three efforts are designed to unglue markets that have seized up as investors have stood on the sidelines.

The Guangzhou government's land sales programme has seized up.

Port anchor seized up, Starboard anchor ready for letting to.

The chart below shows more broadly how cross-border flows in the 30 largest economies have seized up.

The market for "covenant-lite" bonds and loans has seized up.

Most funding markets seized up.

The car seized up yesterday.