Sentence examples for because the standoff from inspiring English sources
The contest is necessary, because the standoff cannot continue, but it will settle nothing unless his name is on the ballot.
Others argue that the economy may present a longer-lasting problem for Mr. Bush because the standoff with China will eventually end -- though the sooner the better for the president.
More than 15,000 residents have been evacuated or have fled the area because of the standoff, officials said.
There was much speculation before the visit that the troika might not come at all because of the standoff.
Last week, euro zone finance ministers delayed a decision on whether to release the latest installment of aid because of the standoff between the troika and the Greek government.
Ari Fleischer last visited in December; a planned visit earlier this month had to be canceled because of the standoff with China.
When Standard & Poor's lowered the nation's credit rating, it was in large part because of the standoff last year over raising the debt ceiling — which had to be raised to pay for spending Congress had already approved.
Because of the standoff, Ireland, which like Greece has accepted a bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, has not been offered a reduction in its interest rate, now about 6 percent.
Because of the standoff between the two Aboriginal groups, the government of Western Australia State has moved to seize the land through "compulsory acquisition," a procedure similar to eminent domain.
Partly because of the standoff over the new rules and the ensuing interruption in the food pipeline, the World Food Program recently halved the emergency rations to the more than one million displaced Somalis.
But the former UN secretary-general told reporters he cannot go on when the 15-nation council provides no backing for his role, particularly because of the standoff between its five veto-wielding members: Russia and China on one side, the United States, Britain and France on the other.
