1.   As the American effort stalls, Iran has moved to fill the breach, calling on Islamic countries to step in and build up the Bosnian army.

2.   But in recent weeks the level of rancor has escalated in the House to the point where legislative efforts have stalled and in one case, collapsed.

3.   But the effort stalled and has all but disappeared, amid published reports that Congress is planning to give itself a pay increase this year.

4.   But then her children went to college and her money ran out and the whole effort stalled.

5.   But those efforts have stalled somewhat and a spokesman for the Israeli government said no change should be expected on the issue of Jerusalem.

6.   Congress has been trying to write such protections into law, but the effort has stalled.

7.   Congress has been trying to write such protections into law, but the effort has stalled because of profound disagreements between privacy advocates and the health care industry.

8.   Like much of the rest of the Republican agenda, the effort stalled.

9.   She said the effort stalled on a point of principle.

10.   That year, the agency also proposed a comprehensive ban to eliminate asbestos from all consumer products, but the effort stalled.