The contract expired more than a year ago, and talks hit an impasse under Mr. Klein.
Arguably the biggest trigger would be the conviction that diplomacy has reached an impasse.
It seems that the debate over the way Wales is funded has reached something of an impasse.
"Right now it feels like we are at an impasse because there are philosophical differences, " he said.
That's known as co-decision, but in the case of genetically-modified food it has led to an impasse.
My thoughts go back to 1990 when Congress and the Administration were at an impasse over budget issues.
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And now it has to deal with an impasse over the evidence from America that Iran dismisses as a fabrication.
Still, while the U.N. talks are at an impasse, some analysts say there is still hope for a last-minute deal.
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Mr. JOHN KILLI(ph) (Center for Immigration Studies): I think what is likely, at least in 2007, is more of an impasse.
The two sides had been working for several days to break an impasse and avoid a threatened contempt-of-Congress vote in the committee.
Mikati announced his resignation today, citing an impasse in his cabinet.
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First, you assume that the Republicans view the current situation as an impasse, i.e. an obstacle in the path to their objective.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is discussing how to provide affordable premiums in high-risk areas, but says talks are at an impasse.
Though privatized a decade ago, the two main rail companies have been at an impasse on how to hand off railcars to one another.
The EU summit has generated little news so far, but there still seems to be an impasse between those favoring austerity and those favoring growth.
Ms. SHANNON VALENZUELA (Military Wife): We were coming to an impasse.
He said that an impasse with Senate Democrats, who insist their rival budget plan will raise taxes and contain softer budget cuts, is probably inevitable.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is discussing how to provide affordable premiums in high-risk areas, but had previously said talks were at an impasse.
Although many developments aim to preserve much of the architecture of the buildings they work on, an impasse between developers and conservation groups is growing.
The resolution was hammered out by Iraq's main political parties earlier in December after an impasse among parliamentary factions that threatened to push it beyond the deadline.
When an impasse was reached, Mr Brown, who at the time was deputy chief whip of the parliamentary Labour Party, tried to narrow the areas of disagreement.
There is an impasse, which means that TNK-BP will probably function on autopilot for a while, managed by five senior executives but without direction from its own board.
Legislative efforts to increase energy efficiency have reached an impasse.
An impasse before the election leaves incumbent Democrats vulnerable to criticism by Republicans that they're effectively letting taxes rise when the breaks expire at the end of this year.
The head of Italy's centre-left bloc has hit an impasse in his efforts to form a government and said only a mentally ill person would want to govern Italy now.
Although a court-appointed mediator declared an impasse in settlement talks between Microsoft and the U.S. government over the weekend, the sides still could sit down to work out acceptable remedies.
The National Mediation Board declared an impasse November 21.
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