1.   But after years of mortifyingly late budgets, and now after months of legislative paralysis, this argument is wearing pretty thin.

2.   But now, the legislative paralysis is accompanied by a veritable frenzy of campaign fund-raising.

3.   Critics accuse it of incompetence and legislative paralysis.

4.   House Speaker Newt Gingrich should step down until all questions over his conduct have been answered to avoid legislative paralysis, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer said Wednesday.

5.   The result has been legislative paralysis.

6.   The tensions between the two groups have created a legislative paralysis.

7.   The tension between the two groups has created a legislative paralysis.

8.   But Nationalist officials said they were prepared for a period of legislative paralysis.

9.   The fear here is that a weakened president and a divided National Assembly could lead to congressional battles that would result in legislative paralysis.