Ferhat Mehenni's separatist group is locked in a stalemate.

We've reached a stalemate in our relationship.

The match would have been lost if Judit, with great skill and cunning, had not forced Ferenc to accept the sacrifice of her queen, after which the situation of stalemate "by drowning" occurred.

The investigation was pretty much at a stalemate.

The police officer pointed his pistol at the criminal, who, in turn, held his pistol directly pointed at the officer. Neither had the advantage, the position was a stalemate.

If by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties-someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal", then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal".