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Discover LudwigThe phrase "agreement a deadlock" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "agreement is at a deadlock"? You can use this phrase when discussing a situation where parties involved in a negotiation or discussion have reached an impasse and cannot come to a consensus.
Example: "After several hours of negotiation, it became clear that the agreement is at a deadlock, and further discussions would be necessary to find a resolution."
Alternatives: "negotiation stalemate" or "impasse in the agreement".
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With no visible signs of progress, 6 of the 12 committee members have begun meeting privately in hopes of overcoming what appears to be the biggest obstacle to agreement: a deadlock over whether tax increases should be part of a deficit-reduction deal.
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The agreement breaks a deadlock between the government and foreign aid donors.
On the last scheduled day, (this year it was November 22), a vague draft "agreement" usually appears and news leaks of a "deadlock" between the developed and less-developed world.
In Durban, Brazilian diplomats used a smart twist of phrase to break a deadlock over the legal form of the 2015 climate agreement.
But with the committee close to a deadlock — largely because Republicans will not agree to higher taxes on the rich — and the deadline for an agreement approaching, some Republicans are now talking about undoing the process.
It was a deadlock".
Just got into a deadlock.
IT IS supposed to break a deadlock.
"Now we are in a deadlock".
CODESA concluded months later, in a deadlock.
A deadlock on further liberalisation encourages backsliding.
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