Sentence examples for a stalemate for from inspiring English sources

It will be a stalemate, and it's likely to be a stalemate for all time".

Action in the North was largely a stalemate for the rest of the war.

For the American forces, that seems to indicate a period of uncertainty, especially with Iraq's political process at a stalemate for months.

The Senate contest in Illinois has been in a stalemate for months, with questions of trust about both candidates hovering in the background.

The changes would have to be approved by Congress, which has been at a stalemate for years over how to change the policy.

The city and the police union have been at a stalemate for more than a year, and the union has threatened to disturb convention plans since early this year.

Senators Espada and Monserrate stunned fellow Democrats last June by moving to the Republican side of the Senate, a shift that triggered a legislative stalemate for more than a month.

The Sri Lankan security forces and the rebels are now locked in a military stalemate for control of Jaffna, a city of 150,000, and the small peninsula upon which it sits at the northern tip of this island nation.

The war remained a frustrating stalemate for two years, with over 30,000 Americans killed, until an armistice ended the fighting in 1953.

"It's a complete stalemate for them".

Justin Smith, 49ers* Makes four to five splash plays every game and always fights opponents to, at minimum, a positive stalemate for the defense.