1.   Political paralysis has prevented the evolution of either clear tactics or a coherent strategy.

2.   They are trying to end the political paralysis that has been gripping the country.

3.   But the political paralysis continues, the Labour Party and the unions quarrel and the notion of coalition is constantly repudiated.

4.   But by midweek all was disharmony, thanks to political paralysis in Japan, election distractions in Germany and muddy political and economic waters in the United States.

5.   But what the electorate really wants is political paralysis.

6.   Despite a generous international bailout last year, Indonesia is sinking deeper into financial chaos and political paralysis.

7.   For Barak to dress up his peacemaking as a visionary thing would be to risk violent social unrest at the worst or to face political paralysis at best.

8.   He said opposition to invoking the law against subversive activities reflected the broader political paralysis that has prevented Japan from taking serious measures to resolve its economic crisis.

9.   Kiyoshi Sasamori, president of the labor federation known as Rengo, accused Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of political paralysis.

10.   Most likely, it was some combination of political paralysis and battle fatigue.