1.   According to officials who have been monitoring the talks there were two main sticking points.

2.   According to officials who monitored the talks there were two main sticking points.

3.   Corell and Iraqi delegation chief Abdul-Amir Al-Anbari confirmed that the main sticking point was the distribution of aid to the Kurds in northern Iraq.

4.   The auto dispute has been the main sticking point in US-Japanese trade relations.