1.   Israel and Syria overcame a deadlock in stalled talks earlier this week by agreeing on security principles for the Golan heights.

2.   Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek is meeting Friday with the leaders of the government coalition and opposition hoping to overcome a deadlock over the new administrative division of Poland.

3.   The United States remained on the sidelines at those talks at which negotiators were trying Friday to overcome a deadlock over rules for cutting greenhouse gases.

4.   The two resignations helped overcome the deadlock that had delayed the government announcement, Prime Minister-designate Jerzy Buzek told reporters.

5.   Unable to overcome the deadlock, the Security Council could not choose a new secretary-general.

6.   Zeman won the elections, held two years early in a vain attempt to overcome political deadlock.

7.   He told reporters that bilateral talks with his Dutch counterpart Winnie Sorgdrager had succeeded in overcoming the deadlock.

8.   However, they managed to temporarily overcome the deadlock by getting Dissanayake inducted as minister for agriculture, leaving the question of the Welfare Ministry unresolved.

9.   At the same time, the London and Dublin governments appeared to be inching towards a joint formula to overcome deadlock over disarmament.

10.   At the same time, the London and Dublin governments appeared to be inching towards a joint formula to overcome deadlock over disarmement.