to reach stalemate

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• stalemate — [18] Stalemate is a compound noun, based on the now obsolete stale ‘stalemate’. And this in turn was probably borrowed from Anglo Norman estale ‘fixed position’, a derivative of Old French estaler ‘halt’, which also underlies English stale and… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• stalemate — [18] Stalemate is a compound noun, based on the now obsolete stale ‘stalemate’. And this in turn was probably borrowed from Anglo Norman estale ‘fixed position’, a derivative of Old French estaler ‘halt’, which also underlies English stale and… …   Word origins

• stalemate — noun 1》 Chess a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but can only move into check. 2》 a situation in which further progress by opposing parties seems impossible. verb bring to or cause to reach stalemate. Origin C18:… …   English new terms dictionary

• stalemate — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ current VERB + STALEMATE ▪ end in, reach, result in ▪ The talks reached a stalemate. (BrE …   Collocations dictionary

• stalemate — UK [ˈsteɪlˌmeɪt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms stalemate : singular stalemate plural stalemates 1) a situation in which progress is impossible because the people or groups involved cannot agree end in/reach (a) stalemate: The… …   English dictionary

• Reach (Planet) — Infobox Planet name = Reach caption = The Covenant armade turn Reach to glass with Plasma. apsis = astron discovery ref = discoverer = discovery site = discovered = discovery method = alt names = periastron = apoastron = semimajor = avg speed =… …   Wikipedia

• reach — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 distance over which you can stretch, travel, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ Gorillas have a very long reach. VERB + REACH ▪ have PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

• stalemate — stale|mate [ steıl,meıt ] noun count or uncount 1. ) a situation in which progress is impossible because the people or groups involved cannot agree: end in/reach a stalemate: The fourth round of talks ended in a stalemate. Management and the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• reach a stalemate — (in negotiation, etc) to arrive at a position where no progress can be made, where neither side can win or lose (also to reach a deadlock) …   Idioms and examples

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium