Sentence examples for confrontation over the question from inspiring English sources

That became clear in February, when the government backed away from a confrontation over the question of whom churches should employ and, in particular, over which posts can be barred to gays.The government's hopes were fairly modest.

The non-aggression pact had been the result of Hitler's belief that without the prospect of possible Soviet assistance, Britain and France would back down from confrontation over the Polish question.

A confrontation over the motorcycle.

He shunned confrontation over the Berlin Wall and refused to bomb the Bay of Pigs.

And we know what that's about: the confrontation over the debt ceiling.

Downing Street has accused Argentina of pursuing a "policy of confrontation" over the Falkland Islands.

The first crisis was a confrontation over the illegal importation of slaves.

Under the cirumstances, direct British confrontation over the Baltic issue was difficult.

The 1960s brought a far more contentious wave of confrontation over the fate of the Santa Monicas.

In the confrontation over control of the courthouse last month, the detainees were released after several hours.

Nineteen Palestinians have been killed in confrontations over the barrier since 2004.