Sentence examples for a showdown that from inspiring English sources

But it is a showdown that appears to be increasingly unrelated to the French market's demands.

The result was a showdown that felt vaguely distant and, even during Ms. Bowersox's high points, largely unremarkable.

The move sets up a showdown that will be widely watched in both Washington and on Wall Street.

It was the culmination of a long rivalry, a showdown that had been years in the making.

Anyway, this elaborately patterned story leads to a showdown that involves that ultimate in gambling, Russian roulette.

The agreement was negotiated by union leaders from the district level to end a showdown that had gone on for months without significant progress toward a resolution.

It was a classic opener for the season: a cowboy showdown that placed Hank, once a minor, comic character on the show, dead center in the role of hero — right down to that cathartic punch in the nose.

The new, majority Republican County Commission turned to the Legislature for help, setting off a fiscal showdown that had more than a few echoes of the debt-ceiling debate in Washington.

(Reuters) ASIA JAPAN: THREAT TO PREMIER Japan is set for a political showdown that could oust Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, left, after a party rival said he would back a no-confidence motion as early as Monday.

Despite a three-way tie, Webb and Sorenstam are headed for a Sunday showdown that looked suspiciously like match play.

Two days after Indonesia's central bank governor was named as a suspect in a financial scandal, he and the government squared off today in a bitter showdown that could erode what little confidence investors have in this fragile country.