1.   The deadlock ultimately was caused because Richard Mountjoy, a Republican from Arcadia, is simultaneously holding seats in both the Senate and the Assembly.

2.   Differences over gun safety regulations have caused a deadlock on Capitol Hill of juvenile justice bills that continues despite a White House meeting this week to prod negotiators.

3.   That caused a deadlock, which, according to the Tiananmen papers, obligated the standing committee to refer the matter to Deng and the other senior revolutionaries.

4.   The deadlock is primarily caused by Turkish insistence for the recognition of the breakaway state in northern Cyprus.

5.   Relations between Egypt and Israel have become increasingly tense since Netanyahu came to power in June, causing a deadlock in the Middle East peace process.