The phrase "as a standoff" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where two parties are in a deadlock or impasse, often in a conflict or negotiation context.
Example: "The negotiations reached a critical point, and both sides remained firm in their positions, resulting in a standoff."
Alternatives: "in a deadlock" or "at an impasse."
The summer war, Lipman said, was seen as "a standoff against America, with the Russians victorious, as the Americans were unable to defend their client and ally".
The apparent breakthrough came as a standoff between Mr. Hazare and the government on Wednesday had become a national political crisis.
Bob Grossweiner, a concert-industry analyst, saw the dispute as a standoff over Ms. Ross's high guarantee, reported to be from $15 million to $20 million.
CAIRO — The deputy chief of Libya's intelligence service was temporarily abducted from the parking lot of the airport in Tripoli on Sunday as a standoff between militias and a general strike against militia rule virtually shut down the city.
Striking rail workers have halted about half of French train services in a dispute over working hours as a standoff between the militant CGT union and the Socialist government over a proposed labour law reform dragged on.
The conference came on the heels of a change in leadership at the council and a rumored rift there, which some described as a standoff between atheists, who focus on God's nonexistence, and humanists, who are also nonbelievers but seek an alternative ethical system, one that does not depend on any deity.
Congressional backers of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration hailed the announcement as resolving a standoff between Congress and the White House over the agency's future.
The official described the situation inside Syria as essentially "a standoff" and said American officials did not believe that Hezbollah's involvement fundamentally changed the United States' position on diplomatic efforts to remove Mr. Assad from the country.
That is why it is wrong to regard the crisis at Deutsche as merely a standoff with the US Department of Justice over the size of the penalty for mis-selling mortgage-backed securities in 2005-07.
(The American planes enforced a no-fly zone over southern Iraq, as part of a standoff with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein).
8.57pm BST Summary As night fell, a standoff at Pchyolkino continued between Ukrainian troops and crowds of locals – joined now by "green men" militia members.
