11.   His opponent is a war hero whose battlefield victory has dissolved into a political stalemate.

12.   In fact, the only serious hope for moving out of the current political stalemate seems to lie in persuading Milosevic to give formal recognition to Bosnia.

13.   Mrs. Gandhi, who has never held elective office, informed President K. R. Narayanan of the political stalemate.

14.   On Wednesday, Annan called on the government to try to resolve the long-running political stalemate through negotiations.

15.   Talks aimed at ending the political stalemate between Lavalas and the loose coalition known as Democratic Convergence have continued in fits and starts since the summer.

16.   That lack of cooperation is evident in the current political stalemate that has paralyzed the country.

17.   The armed forces remain on the sidelines, but analysts said they may not stay neutral for long if the political stalemate continues.

18.   The political stalemate between Israel and the Palestinians has made it difficult to get even these modest plans off the ground.

19.   The political stalemate has made a provisional budget all but inevitable, traders and investors said.

20.   The political stalemate has made a provisional budget all but inevitable, investors said.