I am encouraged by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's determination and skill in breaking the deadlock between Israelis and Palestinians over control of a Gaza border crossing.
The European Union security chief, Javier Solana, said he had succeeded in breaking the deadlock between leaders of the main Macedonian Slav and ethnic Albanian political parties over constitutional changes.
Sooner rather than later, the army is likely to step in try to break the deadlock between the judiciary and the executive.
If you change, there is a possibility that your partner might respond differently to you, and that could facilitate better communication (which in turn could break the deadlock between you).
The city's construction unions plan to hold a lunchtime rally at ground zero on Tuesday in an effort to break the deadlock between the Port Authority and the developer Larry A. Silverstein over building speculative office space on the 16-acre site.
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — The mediator in talks seeking to break the deadlock between the deposed Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, and the de facto government that exiled him urged both sides on Saturday to agree to a plan that would return the ousted leader and grant a general amnesty for political offenses.
One of the biggest points of uncertainty right now is Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, who has gone out on a limb by inviting in the Rwandans, in the hope that this could break the deadlock between the countries.
Parlour produced one of the best strikes seen in a Cup final to break the deadlock between two well-matched sides after 69 minutes, and by the time Freddie Ljungberg made certain of success and kept Arsenal on course for another double 10 minutes later, poor old Bergkamp was watching from the sidelines.
