Sentence examples for confrontation if from inspiring English sources

Both sides are keen to avoid outright confrontation if they can.

Many analysts have feared a repeat of the cycle of confrontation if North Korea launches a new satellite this month.

But there were concerns that the Iraqis might provoke a confrontation if they were denied the money on their terms.

We invent subtle sexual overtures to avoid a confrontation if the other guy turns out not to be gay.

Mr Biden, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, declared himself willing to spark a "constitutional confrontation" if the president tried to widen the war.

Gen. Ahmad-Reza Radan, the deputy police chief, warned any recalcitrant protesters they would face a "tough police confrontation" if they did not leave the embassy.

In a recent column, Hubert Williams, the president of the Police Foundation, said these laws -- by eliminating the duty to retreat from a confrontation in public if one safely can -- "[grant] citizens more rights to use deadly force than is given police officers, and with considerably less review".

He said the police planned to take their time with the work and would avoid confrontations if they could.

Avoid sword confrontations if possible.

She said she welcomed a certain degree of confrontation, even if it took place in the executive suite.

It remains to be seen whether majorities in Congress will acquiesce to the administration's argument, defusing the confrontation, or if the theory will fuel greater criticism.