But with the end of 2006 approaching, and despite progress on technical matters, both parties remained diametrically opposed on the question of status itself.
Because the groups involved have diametrically opposed concerns, their objectives are so dissimilar and contradictory that no mutually acceptable resolution can be found.
It consisted of a graduated circle inside which another could slide, carrying two small tubes diametrically opposite, the instrument being kept vertical by a plumb-line.
