Sentence examples for a standoff for from inspiring English sources

The armies remained in a standoff for months.

Rolf, Greenpeace and Kimberly-Clark were at a standoff for years.

Norway, a team with no N.H.L. players on its roster, battled to a standoff for long stretches of Thursday's game against the all-N.H.L. roster of the United States.

Study Design: Thickness of palatal masticatory mucosa in the molar region of 50 volunteers was measured once with a B-mode ultrasound device (10 MHz) combined with a standoff for intraoral applications.

The Pakistani government and the mosque's pro-Taliban leadership had been locked in a standoff for eight days after a street clash last Tuesday that left more than 20 people dead.

The two parties have been at a standoff for nearly two months, but had seemed to make progress this week when Mr. Thomas offered concessions and Democrats signaled that they would respond in kind.

But the Korangalis, a hardened and isolated people with their own language, have managed to lock the American Army into a bloody standoff for a small space for more than three years.

Israel refused to negotiate, and a standoff ensued for 20 hours, captivating a global audience watching on television.

Israel refused to negotiate, and a standoff ensued for 20 hours as a global audience watched on television.

Israel refused to negotiate and a standoff ensued for 20 hours, while static television images of an empty balcony on a gray, modern dormitory transfixed the world.

A standoff would, for example, protect against vehicle-borne explosives, while not being able to prevent any attack with a person-borne explosive.