Sentence examples for a high profile confrontation from inspiring English sources

In April 2013, Steck and two other mountaineers, Simone Moro and Jonathan Griffith, were involved in a high profile confrontation with a group of sherpas on Everest who complained that the climbers, who were moving unroped, had endangered them.

An opinion piece in The Yale Daily News yesterday asserted that Mr. Wilhelm relishes a high-profile confrontation with Yale because it might improve his chances of succeeding John Sweeney as president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O.

More to the point, Hispanic political leaders say, such a high-profile confrontation will underscore the growing political power of Hispanics and will probably increase their turnout significantly on primary day, March 12, as well as in November.

Ministers have already had one high profile confrontation on the issue of pay this week, when the Royal College of Nursing called for some of the government's new money to go directly into its members' pay packets.

"That's why I avoid going into town after a high profile incident as I just don't want the confrontation.

This was followed by a high profile campaign by actress Joanna Lumley, which included a meeting with Brown at 10 Downing Street and a confrontation with Phil Woolas at the BBC Westminster studios, leading to an inpromptu press conference in which she pressured Woolas into further talks over the issue.

But he has retained a high profile.

Volunteer to lead a high profile project.

Khan is a big name, has a high profile.

"This is a high profile project.

Cardinal Dolan, a garrulous evangelist comfortable in front of a camera, led the bishops in their high-profile confrontation with the Obama administration over a provision in the health care mandate that requires most employers to have insurance that covers contraceptives for employees.