1.   Their mistrust makes the prospects of overcoming the impasse all the more difficult.

2.   Trying to overcome the impasse over congressional approval of funds to pay dues to the United Nations.

3.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will meet King Hussein on Wednesday to discuss ways to overcome an impasse in Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.

4.   A U.N. envoy said he and the diplomats were making last-ditch efforts to overcome the impasse.

5.   After also meeting with opposition leaders, Dini said he failed to overcome the impasse.

6.   After meeting with opposition leaders and with Milosevic, the Italian foreign minister said he had failed to overcome the impasse.

7.   Dini failed to overcome the impasse in separate meetings with opposition leaders and Milosevic.

8.   The Iraqis appear to be counting on Boutros-Ghali, an Egyptian, to help overcome the impasse over food distribution.

9.   The statement from Milosevic came after Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini met Milosevic and opposition leaders on Thursday, but failed to overcome their impasse.

10.   The U.S. Army is sending special mediators who will try to overcome such impasses.