Sentence examples similar to summer's impasse from inspiring English sources

The delay, which a White House official said would be only a few days, will not jeopardize the operations of the government, as last summer's impasse over the debt ceiling did.

The political fissure that led to last year's impasse remains.

That is the key difference between today's impasse and previous historical encounters with the Islamic Republic.

The other is to offer Iran a way out of today's impasse.

This year's impasse exposes political tensions that have bubbled under the surface for decades.

On the surface, this year's impasse seems to be about partisan politics.

In dueling statements, the House and Senate majority leaders reproached the other party for last week's impasse and for a shutdown, should one occur.

Even if this year's impasse is resolved, the governor's aides say the lawsuit and the more fundamental struggle it represents will continue.

Yesterday's impasse came after several days of quiet negotiations, during which City Hall officials tried mightily to convince the union that Mr. Giuliani's merit plan was worth trying.

Today's impasse, Mr. Powell said, occurred after Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad went back on their promises of a cease-fire and resumed attacks.

And David Byrd, a 22-year veteran of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, compared this week's impasse to the drama of asking a girl to the high school prom who also gets asked by another guy.