Sentence examples for In that standoff from inspiring English sources

In that standoff, Japanese prosecutors released a Chinese trawler captain who had been arrested near a different group of disputed islands after Beijing raised the pressure by detaining four Japanese businessmen and cutting off high-level talks.

In that standoff, the two sides agreed to paper over their inability to agree by creating a new committee to debate budget changes.

In that standoff, the GOP held so many cards because many of its members were willing to allow the nation to go into default.

Al Gore's true claims didn't matter in that standoff any more than Anita Hill's true claims did during my confirmation.

Few dispute Hezbollah's prowess in that standoff; it vanquished its foes in just a few days of fighting in May 2008, when it seized part of the capital.

Even as Secretary Powell wrapped up his second visit to the region since October, Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, said for the first time in the standoff that he was confident that war could be avoided, but warned that Pakistan would respond strongly to attack.

In the standoff that follows, Kruge orders that one of the hostages on the surface be executed; David is killed defending Saavik and Spock.

A range of Republican governors, including some who have refused to implement elements of the health initiative in their states, said in interviews that a standoff in Washington before the new fiscal year this fall could backfire on the party if it is seen as being responsible for bringing the government to a halt.

In the standoff that has shut West Coast ports and threatens to undermine the economy, employers and union officials agree that the heart of the dispute involves a few hundred clerical jobs held by longshoremen who keep track of cargo.

So far, the Kaesong complex is the biggest casualty in the standoff that developed after North Korea's nuclear test in February.

In the standoff that followed an extensive manhunt, Dorner shot himself and died.