In place of the Palestinian condition of near paralysis, he posits a state of motion.

In a flash her near paralysis caused by the grief she felt over Scott's death turned to anger.

Sri Lanka has been in state of near political paralysis since summer, when the government first came close to collapse.

He woke to a feeling of heavy dullness and indifference so deep it seemed to hold his body in near paralysis.

Nohar didn't think letting go of her was a good idea, but the rabbit had suddenly erupted into thrashing motion from near paralysis.

A barrage of blows from the other guard's blackjack battered his back and shoulders, stunning the prisoner into near paralysis.

Too much shouldn't be read into those figures, though, because they may represent pent-up demand after the near paralysis that occurred after Sept. 11.

The action shook him from his state of near paralysis.

The Jets' organization has endured a long weekend of near paralysis since Al Groh resigned as coach.

By the time the writs were dropped for the 1943 federal election, the Coalition had sunk into near paralysis.