Stalemate

Stalemate was added, although the outcome has changed several times (see History of the stalemate rule ).

A likely stalemate is, of course, a more morally justifiable success over that of prolonged war with unending death and destruction.

And advocates had feared that a legal stalemate over access to the so-called abortion pill, mifepristone, would end much the same way, before the high court opted late last week to maintain the status quo -- for the time being.

And there are growing concern that there will be a stalemate between the Republican majority in the House and Senate and the White House over funding at September’s end which may cause a government shutdown.

Any job cuts could worsen tensions with transport unions, who are currently in a stalemate with the government as they prepare for more strikes this Thursday.

A stalemate between and Ukraine could lead to pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who may find himself pushed to surrender.

Both teams played to a stalemate in the second half.

Bristol Rovers captain Paul Coutts was missed Saturday's stalemate with Barnsley at the Mem but manager Joey Barton hopes to have.

But he is probably playing a spoiler role designed to stalemate the poll, produce a run-off, and eventually engender the victory of the PDP.

But while the Palestinian demand for a state slid into an exhausting stalemate over the last 30 years, the revolutionary Shiite regime in Iran came to pose an increasingly dire threat both to its Sunni neighbors and to Israel.

Democracy would seem to be in a stalemate.

Despite the peace accord serving as a blueprint for other conflicts globally, there has been a powersharing stalemate at Stormont for almost as long as it as been functioning.

For the moment, Ukraine’s recent successes on the battlefield are almost certainly not enough to dispel the growing sense that the war is becoming a lasting stalemate.

GARY Rowett has stressed that it was ‘important’ to bring Billy Mitchell back into the Millwall team for Friday’s stalemate with Luton Town.

However any future change of government, the agenda, an aggressive rejection of any contact from opposition parties will return both countries to a belligerent stalemate.

If he decides the ground for such a process does not exist, we will return to the stalemate that neither side seems to be particularly unhappy with.

I have a coolroom with seed potatoes which could have been planted given the stalemate in negotiations," he said.

In Friday night’s game, the two teams were at a stalemate through two innings.

International chatter has been escalating, as the war-torn nation looks to a reluctant Germany for a shipment of armored Leopard 2 tanks to break its stalemate with Russia.

It looked like ending in a stalemate until Hayes’ late intervention.