| break deadlock | 36.67 | We broke that deadlock. | ||
| end deadlock | 3.82 | King is urged to return and end deadlock. | ||
| resolve deadlock | 2.50 | Talks on Tuesday failed to resolve the deadlock. | ||
| reach deadlock | 1.58 | The strike appeared to have reached a deadlock. | ||
| overcome deadlock | 0.86 | Unable to overcome the deadlock, the Security Council could not choose a new secretary-general. | ||
| follow deadlock | 0.59 | But following the deadlock, political and military tensions are increasing. | ||
| discuss deadlock | 0.53 | Arafat met with Albright and Clinton in Washington last week to discuss the deadlock in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. | ||
| hit deadlock | 0.53 | Talks hit deadlock. | ||
| blame deadlock | 0.46 | He blamed a deadlock in negotiations on the Turkish side. | ||
| announce deadlock | 0.33 | After the deadlock was announced, some family members of bombing victims expressed dismay. | ||
| avoid deadlock | 0.33 | He urged African governments to move quickly to avoid a deadlock. | ||
| cause deadlock | 0.33 | The deadlock is primarily caused by Turkish insistence for the recognition of the breakaway state in northern Cyprus. | ||
| ease deadlock | 0.26 | It eased the deadlock in the body, which for six months has been looking for a new treaty to negotiate. |