1.   Although the owners were told they illegally declared an impasse, in one way they welcomed the development.

2.   As a result, talks frequently go on for years before an impasse is declared.

3.   At that time, the owners will declare an impasse in negotiations and implement their salary cap.

4.   -- If they declare an impasse, do they implement their coveted salary cap?

5.   -- Rejecting the proposal, declaring an impasse, opening the season under new rules defined only by management and inviting the players to work under new terms.

6.   A federal trial judge ruled that the teams lost their antitrust immunity when they declared a bargaining impasse.

7.   A second danger is that after fitful talks over the winter, the owners will declare an impasse in the negotiations and seek to impose their own terms.

8.   After three years of bickering the companies declared an impasse, with each allowing the other to continue using the technology.

9.   But despite the humor in the placards, the mood is increasingly bitter and the company, declaring an impasse, is seeking to impose a contract.

10.   But Jaspan said if the clubs decided to declare an impasse, they would have to be prepared to defend it before the board, if not the judge.