Sentence examples for apparent standoff from inspiring English sources

The most immediate obstacle to talks is an apparent standoff between Mr. Karzai and the Taliban.

Despite the apparent standoff between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill, some have suggested that it doesn't have to be an either-or proposition — that Congress could outline, in an entirely new chapter of the law, exactly what the FCC's powers should be for the Internet age.

A short video clip showed Native American Nathan Phillips, playing a traditional drum in an apparent standoff with a smiling student, Nick Sandmann, who was wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat.

CNN has been covering the apparent Dorner standoff for several hours without interruption.

The Queen – a stickler for protocol – had clearly been shocked by the rudeness of Chinese officials towards the UK's ambassador to China during a standoff apparent about security, and said so.

The intraparty tension that was apparent in the budget standoff could resurface in the immigration fight, though the sides may not align in exactly the same way.

The reason for the standoff is apparent now.

The apparent breakthrough came as a standoff between Mr. Hazare and the government on Wednesday had become a national political crisis.

The apparent breakthrough in the political standoff between Zimbabwe and the West capped a daylong summit meeting in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, where foreign ministers from several Commonwealth countries had gathered for talks with the foreign ministers of Zimbabwe and Britain.

Now, in some standoffs, acting with apparent indifference toward the disastrous consequences that loom — behaving, that is, as though one is bereft of rational calculation — can be the rational thing to do.

SWAT standoff near San Diego ends in apparent suicide.