21.   After the service, Alexy met with Arafat, who asked the patriarch to use his influence to help end the impasse in the Israel-Palestinian peace process.

22.   An international conference could end the impasse, Chirac said.

23.   An international conference could end the impasse, Chirac said, again raising a French-Egyptian proposal made in May.

24.   Australia will take South Korea to the World Trade Organization in a bid to end an impasse over beef exports.

25.   Behind the scenes, the two sides searched for a way to end the impasse, at least for the weekend.

26.   But it was far from clear whether the offer might help end their impasse.

27.   Canada supports the use of military force against Iraq if diplomatic efforts fail to end an impasse over U.N. weapons inspections, Prime Minister Jean Chretien said Monday.

28.   Canada supports the use of military force against Iraq if diplomatic efforts fail to end an impasse over U.N. weapons inspections, Prime Minister Jean Chretien said.

29.   Cook spoke soon after Annan announced in Baghdad he had signed a deal to end the impasse over U.N. inspections of suspected sites for producing weapons of mass destruction.

30.   Clinton is sharing responsibility for ending the impasse with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.