Maria thought this was destructive and meant the government could declare a stalemate and not act.
President Bush broke a stalemate in the Security Council by invading Iraq in 2003.
In the short term America's populist mood may bring little more than a stalemate on trade.
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It is a stalemate unlikely to be broken before the next elections, and maybe not then.
Then there seemed to be a stalemate, reflected in the economic part of the government's programme.
Mr Riseley said there was currently a stalemate and that as a regulator it needed to break it.
Bolton's confirmation has been stalled since May, in part because of a stalemate over classified documents involving Bolton.
Bring it on, say budget hawks: such a stalemate would mean reverting to the level of the 2010 budget.
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But the main concern of the coalition was to hasten a resolution to the conflict and avoid a stalemate.
The ruling, then, does not hand victory to the commission, it merely gives it the option of a stalemate.
Aston Villa travels to Arsenal in the weekend's final high-profile encounter, a match that could also end in a stalemate.
For now, there is a stalemate, with parents caught in the middle.
More likely than such a stalemate is a fresh set of negotiations.
The most recent round of negotiations ended in a stalemate last June.
As the half wore on the match settled into a stalemate and when Rodallega and Johnson suddenly clashed it came out of the blue.
Comiskey anticipates safe-haven buying, recounting that when there was a stalemate during the debt-ceiling debate in late summer 2011, Treasury securities and gold rose.
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In Libya, pro-Gaddafhi forces and rebels have reached a stalemate over the city of Misrata and riots rocked Nigeria following a recent presidential election.
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Brett Holman gave the Villa the lead in the eighth minute before Scottish striker Jamie Mackie equalized ten minutes later before a stalemate ensued.
Rodri put the home side ahead after six minutes with Cristiano Ronaldo equalizing in the 38th minute, before a stalemate ensued in the second half.
We cannot afford a stalemate on the fiscal cliff, because it would reduce economic activity by 3-5% in 2013 and trigger another recession with higher unemployment.
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According to figures released by Nielsen, Apple, Google and RIM have reached a stalemate of sorts in the battle for dominance in the U.S. smartphone market.
Why, people wondered, were we willing to accept a stalemate?
In 1994, the entire Major League Baseball postseason was cancelled due to the 232 day strike that occurred after a stalemate in negotiations between MLB and the MLB Players Association.
Prior rounds of negotiations have lead to a stalemate between those in Europe who favor a strict stand against hedge funds and those who want to regulate, but not eliminate, these funds.
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