A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.
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cul-de-sac 1
Linking the Iran issue to Israel leads us down a blind alley.
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So far as the law went he was in a blind alley.
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Its diameter decreases progressively from the final blind alley to the starting-point.
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The lane which ran into the main road was a blind alley.
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The little road they had taken was a sort of blind alley.
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The blacktopped road ceased in a crudely shaped, forest-lined cul de sac.
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The Mediterranean is a cul de sac, with Atlantis opposite its mouth.
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Number 13 Millmount Place is a mid-terrace three-bed in the cul de sac.
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The Republic could soon find itself in a cul de sac on tax.
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There I found myself in a sort of cul de sac.
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Harvey was killed on a dead-end street in Buffalo on Tuesday evening.
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Trysting Place is a short dead-end street brancing off Oakland Avenue.
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He and Amy lived on 28 acres on a dead-end street.
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He ran right into a wooded area at the end of the dead-end street.
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We continued down the dead-end street, and I noticed a gap between the buildings.
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The answer to that question would go far to solving this impasse.
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Non-essential government work has been halted until the budget impasse is resolved.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described the impasse as unprecedented and extremely serious.
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Hancock also said ousting May would not help resolve the current impasse.
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Pennsylvania schools taking out more loans amid state budget impasse HARRISBURG, Penn.
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Last month Mr O'Brien publicly rejected IN&M's proposals to break the impasse.
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They have therefore withdrawn to discuss the impasse with their respective leaders.
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State TV announced on a news bulletin that the impasse was over.
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And let us then resolve to find a way through this impasse.
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There has been an impasse in recent months, as you all know.
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The onus was, however, on Mr Tony Blair to overcome the impasse.
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More real concern focuses on the continuing impasse in the trade talks.
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The negotiations in Brussels on Brexit seem to have reached an impasse.
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That has led to an impasse on the council, Western envoys say.
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In case there is an impasse, the moderator will be on call.
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He rejected Raul Castro's offers to negotiate an end to the impasse.
