Sentence examples for unable to bridge differences from inspiring English sources

The decision came after Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was unable to bridge differences with Russia's president, Vladimir V. Putin, on an arms control accord.

The decision came after Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, visiting Moscow in recent days, was unable to bridge differences with Russia's president, Vladimir V. Putin, on how to deal with an arms control accord that Mr. Bush has called a "relic" of the cold war, and "dangerous".

Talks between Greece and European creditors fell apart on Sunday after negotiators met briefly and were unable to bridge differences.

Congress approved it Thursday, after Republican leaders were unable to bridge differences in their own party as well as with Democrats to get agreement on funding for the full fiscal year.

Multilateral negotiations via the GATT have been unable to bridge the differences among the world's five economic systems.

The foreign secretary, Robin Cook, and the US ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke, have held several discussions on the issue, but have been unable to bridge their differences.

Mr. Yang said that he spent personal time alone with Mr. Ballmer but that they were ultimately unable to bridge their differences.

Under the accord, the owners agreed to temporarily reduce rents in those apartments, but since then, the two sides have been unable to bridge their differences.

If the parties are unable to bridge their differences, the gridlock in Washington will quickly find its way to streets around the country.

The Israeli operation came a day after Mr. Powell met Mr. Abbas and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel to push for a cease-fire, but was unable to bridge the differences.

Despite five hours of negotiations in the Kremlin today, Secretary of State James A. Baker 3d and President Mikhail S. Gorbachev of the Soviet Union were unable to bridge their differences on several major arms control agreements, American officials said.