Sentences with phrase «half deadlocked»

The appointment of five instead would presumably assure Sumner and Shari Redstone a 7 - 4 board majority, eliminating the possibility of a 5 - 5 deadlock if Sumner Redstone was deemed — or became — incapacitated.

The six - seat FEC came to a deadlock, and offered no conclusive opinion.

But five months after the war began in July, the front was deadlocked.

A federal jury acquitted him in 2012 of accepting illegal political contributions and deadlocked on five other campaign finance charges, allowing him to retain his law license.

In 2013, Google and the Center for Entrepreneurship, Hong Kong, paired to create the Empowering Young Entrepreneurs (EYE) Program with the intention of infusing greater innovation into an «entrepreneurial ecosystem [in Hong Kong that] is disconnected and facing an «innovation deadlock.

In a move likely to be viewed as an attempt to break the current deadlock, May is expected to give an «update on Brexit negotiations so far», the prime minister's deputy spokesperson said last Thursday.

In 2011, Verizon workers went on strike for two weeks after negotiations deadlocked.

The current deadlock has raised pressure on Greek bonds on Thursday morning, sending the 10 - year bond yields up by 5 basis point.

If the deadlock remains and talks don't proceed to the next phase, both sides could find themselves trading with each other under World Trade Organization rules, which means higher tariffs.

Sterling dropped sharply Thursday after Brexit negotiators declared talks between the U.K. and the European Union had reached a deadlock.

Michigan's elections board deadlocked Friday on a Trump campaign request to deny Stein's recount request and on how a recount would be conducted.

At trial in San Francisco federal court in 2012, the jury deadlocked on Google's fair use defense.

Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans blocked a bill to fund the government after the two parties failed to break their deadlock over immigration.

Until a new candidate is confirmed, the high court's conservative and liberal members will remain pretty much deadlocked.

While these are just early results, this could bring either a huge sigh of relief to Europe — or another disastrous deadlock.

A jury reportedly found Edwards not guilty on count three for taking illegal campaign contributions, but it was deadlocked on every other count.

Prime Minister Theresa May, weakened after losing her parliamentary majority in a June election, loses a loyalist at a time when she is trying to break a deadlock in talks to leave the European Union.

The March 4 vote produced deadlock, with a conservative bloc including the far - right League and Silvio...

There's only one silver lining to this deadlock: As more and more people hear about the trafficking bill, more will learn what trafficking is, how it hurts the most vulnerable among us, and how it is more likely to involve U.S. - born victims than those brought here from other countries.

Feden delivered the opening statement, and the trail ended with a deadlocked jury and a mistrial.

No progress has been made since then, despite delegations from Malawi visiting Mozambique to break the deadlock.

Driving the other camp are the tech companies and industry groups for whom the partisan deadlock on net neutrality risks stalling business plans and distracts from other policy debates they'd prefer to be having.

Trudeau, Notley and B.C. Premier John Horgan met Sunday in Ottawa to discuss the pipeline, but remain deadlocked.

After a deadlocked jury in 2012, the companies failed to reach an agreement at a settlement conference last week.

Italy faced political deadlock on Tuesday after a stunning election that saw the anti-establishment 5 - Star Movement of comic Beppe Grillo become the strongest party in the country but left no group with a clear majority in parliament.

With deadlock in the Senate it will be harder to pass key legislation needed for economic reforms.

That hadn't happened in an Olympic swim final since Anthony Ervin and Gary Hall Jr. deadlocked in the 50 freestyle in Sydney in 2000.

An inconclusive election result in Italy that raises the specter of policy deadlock in the euro zone's third largest economy, appears to have stopped a stellar euro rally and could mark a turnaround in the currency's recent good fortunes, analysts said.

Apparently unable to find a solution, Baumgertner described the current Urakali - Belaruskali relationship as a «deadlock.»

But the wrangling over a shutdown is indicative of the partisan deadlock to come.

Whitehall source says defence secretary will be asked to name his price to break deadlock

Pro-Brexit ministers fear Downing Street will try to pick off the defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, in the coming days — to break the cabinet deadlock and secure a majority for Theresa May's favoured customs...

Congress is deadlocked over the future of the Affordable Care Act, and employers and consumers are struggling to contain rising medical costs, particularly skyrocketing drug prices.

Teenagers managed to break the deadlock over gun control.

Major employers, from Walmart to Caterpillar, have tried for years to tackle the high costs and complexity of health care, and have grown increasingly frustrated as Congress has deadlocked over the issue, leaving many of the thorniest issues to private industry.

Just when Bitcoin's long - lasting scalability dispute appeared to have reached a deadlock, a pseudonymous mailing - list contributor may have presented a way out.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, B.C. Premier John Horgan, left, and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, sit in Trudeau's office on Parliament Hill for a meeting on the deadlock over Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, in Ottawa on Sunday, April 15, 2018.

«When excited discussion failed to break the deadlock, Einstein would quietly say in his quaint English, «I will a little tink.»»

Looks like we might be getting some great deals in both the USA and Germany that should free up political deadlock in both countries.

Or, what if you and your business partners couldn't agree on a major business decision resulting in deadlock?

But he is too much inclined, I think, to attribute the emergenceof a «credit deadlock» to past mistakes in banking policy - to the Central Bank not having lowered the rate sufficiently soon, or sufficiently suddenly - rather than to the inherent causes connected with the long - term rate.»

One possible solution to these potential issues is the «shotgun clause», also referred to as a deadlock provision or a «Texas shoot - out».

If the deflation deadlock is ever broken and yields are rising several 100 basis points, the resulting mark - to - market losses of bond and swap portfolios could lead to systemic pressure.

I do think that there is some potential on the state and local piece of this seems much more ripe than Co — look, Congress is deadlocked.

Even a deadlocked Congress has found bipartisan compromises in entrepreneurship - related legislation, including reforms to the patent process and student - loan relief.

World stock markets eked out only marginal gains Friday as an immediate agreement among U.S. leaders to resolve a critical budget deadlock appeared unlikely.

Still, the schadenfreude in ministers» reactions was leavened with concern about the consequences of the policy deadlock.

Because the videos were released for free online, however, the Republican members of the commission voted not to investigate the group, deadlocking the commission and so no investigation took place.

Contrary to what many doomsayers tend to predict, it is one that portends division and deadlock more than it does Tyranny or Soft Despotism.

«The whole situation is a deadlock really since talks broke down.

Acquiring conflict - resolution methods for coping with these differences is essential if couples are to avoid deadlocking and learn instead to integrate their life - styles in mutually satisfying ways.