Four months of intermittent negotiations have failed to resolve the impasse.

He said he could think of at least two ways to resolve the impasse without further bidding.

A recent offer to increase pay from 3 1/2 to 5 percent annually over 5 years came close to resolving the impasse.

Another meeting to resolve the impasse is planned tomorrow.

In the end, the meeting did seem to produce some incremental progress toward resolving the impasse over the budget, which is now 18 days late.

The members said they gathered for a meeting Monday morning to try to resolve the impasse over the presidency.

The panel met Wednesday to try to resolve the impasse, but was unsuccessful.

Optimism had risen following Tuesday's meeting that the two sides would resolve the impasse.

But even such a victory is not expected to resolve the political impasse that has brought Russia to a near-standstill.

Iraq's political leaders are under extraordinary pressure to resolve the impasse.