11.   One of the paradoxes of the current stalemate is thus the unbridgeable gap on the tax-cut issue between the conservatives of the two political parties.

12.   Such strategic shifts have created the current stalemate between labor and management.

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

14.   The current stalemate began last week after Iraq gave the American members of the inspection teams one week to leave the country.

15.   The deployment comes as Clinton administration officials continue insisting they want a diplomatic solution to the current stalemate between the United Nations and Iraq.

16.   The short-term inspection team is at the heart of the current stalemate.

17.   To some extent, voters are responsible for the current stalemate, having elected a Democratic president and a Republican Congress.

18.   What do local lawmakers, union representatives and federal workers think about the current stalemate between the president and Congress?

19.   While the current stalemate may suit both Milosevic and Djukanovic for now, no one regards the situation as stable.

20.   Presidential candidate Noemi Sanin said Tuesday that a third party was necessary to push the negotiations forward, but she blamed the current stalemate on the rebels.