1.   As talks stall, the number of roadblocks continues to rise.

2.   As talks stalled, the number of roadblocks continued to rise.

3.   After labor talks stalled in mid-December, President Carlos Menem attempted to enact a new labor law by decree.

4.   But talks stalled recently over complex compensation arrangements.

5.   But now the talks have stalled.

6.   But still, talks may stall.

7.   But talks have stalled.

8.   But talks soon stalled over housing and pension arrangements for officers and Russian complaints about the treatment of retired Russian officers in Estonia.

9.   But Palestinian frustrations have been running high for months as peace talks have stalled, and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails began a hunger strike.

10.   But the talks had stalled, Davidson said, because of provisions the company was seeking that would have allowed it to outsource its operations at any time.