Sentence examples for cause a confrontation from inspiring English sources

"If you are politically ambitious – and Ahmadinejad certainly is – the only way you can gain power is to cause a confrontation.

With oil already hovering around $93 a barrel, no one in the administration is willing to risk a step that could send prices soaring and, in the worst case, cause a confrontation at sea over a blockade.

Other groups of students planned a "be-in" at the Richard J. Daley Plaza, but it was canceled after the students learned other groups might cause a confrontation.

Rather, he was trying to spray some men who he believed were pushing up against officers and causing a confrontation that put officers at risk of injury, the official said.

Mr. Saakashvili has faced scrutiny from both inside and outside Georgia since the war, which caused a confrontation between Russia and the West more tense than anything seen since the cold war.

"It could cause a big confrontation between the monarchy and parliament unless this is sorted out," the MP said.

But the strongest argument against a trial is that it threatens to cause a bruising confrontation with the armed forces and thus encourage yet another military coup.

China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province, has warned that any efforts to secure Taiwan's earlier entry would cause a serious confrontation.

The war has cemented the victory of isolationist ideology in Russia, which will shape both domestic politics and foreign relations for years to come.The partition of Georgia may cause a long-term confrontation between Russia and the West.

But overall the war has cemented the victory of isolationist ideology in Russia, which will shape both domestic politics and foreign relations for years to come.The partition of Georgia may cause a long-term confrontation between Russia and the West, with echoes of the cold war.

There was also a small group who caused a dramatic confrontation when they painted ­slogans such as "Down with penis envy" over Ruskin and beyond.