Sentence examples for be a standoff between from inspiring English sources

It also remained possible that there might be a standoff between the courts and the executive branch in Florida.

The Republican race is looking more and more like it will be a standoff between Cruz and Trump as primary voting rapidly approaches, and many Republican lawmakers are making it clear whose side they're on.

Between 11.20pm and 12.20am, there was a standoff between the gunmen and police.

The major obstacle was a standoff between the leaders of France and Britain.

"It's a standoff between the government and Aung San Suu Kyi and her movement.

The major obstacle was a standoff between President Jacques Chirac of France and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain.

This means that if there is a standoff between the European Central Bank and governments over who should prop up an ailing bank, the European Central Bank may blink first.

The controversy is a standoff between two men from two very different corners of this staggering city of 14 million people.

London's shows have been a standoff between screen and clean, with the print purveyors contrasting with designers who make streamlined, linear clothes.

The result was a standoff between the compass and the ruler: the curvy woman with her rounded silhouette and the loose, mannish shape.

Since then, there has been a standoff between the demonstrators who call themselves the Defenders of the Cross and the authorities.