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- noun Plural form of
stalemate . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
stalemate .
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Examples
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Meanwhile, the 'to do' list inside the beltway grows longer due to political stalemates, which is frustrating -- especially when the issues on the table come with high stakes that could drastically change the lives of everyday Americans.
Robert Steele: Net Neutrality Supporters: "It's My Way or the Highway!" Robert Steele 2010
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Meanwhile, the 'to do' list inside the beltway grows longer due to political stalemates, which is frustrating -- especially when the issues on the table come with high stakes that could drastically change the lives of everyday Americans.
Robert Steele: Net Neutrality Supporters: "It's My Way or the Highway!" Robert Steele 2010
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Meanwhile, the 'to do' list inside the beltway grows longer due to political stalemates, which is frustrating -- especially when the issues on the table come with high stakes that could drastically change the lives of everyday Americans.
Robert Steele: Net Neutrality Supporters: "It's My Way or the Highway!" Robert Steele 2010
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When gov't revenues go up the Congress stalemates on how to spend it and spending growth slows (the 90's) ... when revenues go down spending seems to increase because it is perceived as an 'emergancy'.
Social Security Reform, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Its wars with India have ended either in stalemates or defeats.
Pakistan as Terror Sanctuary Sadanand Dhume 2011
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The action ended the latest in a series of partisan stalemates that have driven Congress's approval ratings to an all-time low.
Tax Fight Ends Quietly, Scars Remain Janet Hook 2011
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You might even wind up with stalemates, where every time one group gets together and manages to pass a law, the other gets together the votes to repeal it.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » I’ve Been Given a Reason to Vote Republican 2010
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Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers on Monday headed into legislative overtime after failing to find their way out of stalemates on gay marriage, rent laws and other contentious issues.
Stalemates Lock Albany Jacob Gershman 2011
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Congressional stalemates appear to have been the norm in 2011, which included the budget deficit fight in the summer of 2011.
Ebong Eka: The Payroll Tax Cut Extension: How It Affects The Average American Ebong Eka 2012
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These political stalemates have increased the nation's sense of dissatisfaction with Washington.
Ebong Eka: The Payroll Tax Cut Extension: How It Affects The Average American Ebong Eka 2012
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