Sentence examples for before the impasse was from inspiring English sources

"The bottom line is safety," he said in an interview Thursday morning, before the impasse was broken, at the F.A.A. regional headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., a few miles from Los Angeles International Airport.

The major-league umpires went on strike before the playoffs, but the impasse was settled before the Series by the arbitration of Peter Ueberroth, the new commissioner, who sided strongly with the umps.

Her response to the impasse was to do what she did before: pick up a camera.

It could be months before the impasse is broken.

The two leaders have renewed their decades-old rivalry in the land at its root, and analysts here say it now seems that one or both will fall from power before the impasse is resolved.

The impasse was on.

But the impasse was not without risks for Mr. Obama.

The impasse was finally removed by Hertz's work.

The impasse was expected to last through the weekend.

Exactly what broke the impasse is unclear.

Hard to argue that the impasse is harming their exporters.