81.   Transportation Minister Eliseu Padilha was meeting with union leaders Wednesday night in an attempt to resolve the impasse.

82.   U.S. officials also underscored the importance of resolving the impasse quickly.

83.   Unable to resolve that impasse, each side has been crafting proposals to find common ground, he said.

84.   In an effort to resolve the impasse, top administration officials were on Capitol Hill for a second meeting of the day with key lawmakers.

85.   In attempt to resolve the impasse, President Bill Clinton personally intervened in a phone call Monday to Croatian President Franjo Tudjman.

86.   In Washington, US Seretary of State Warren Christopher said the United States had proposed high level talks in Geneva to resolve the impasse.

87.   Adams on Thursday had insisted a formula worked out with Social Democratic and Labour Party leader John Hume could resolve the impasse.

88.   But doubts remain about chances of resolving the impasse as Iran and Venezuela would have to drop their candidates for the post.

89.   Christopher also presented some new ideas on how to resolve an impasse on the accord to reduce conventional forces in Europe.

90.   To resolve the impasse over health care, the two sides agreed to offer incentives for employees to switch into so-called managed care plans, where costs are lower.