Sentence examples for confrontational approaches from inspiring English sources

The six-party talks have shown that more confrontational approaches are ineffectual at best, and at times threaten to increase tension between the parties.

"Motivational interviewing" and other less confrontational approaches involve asking an addict to join family members, who may attend lengthy counseling before and after the encounter with the addict.

It is unclear whether Mr. Romney's hawkish Vietnam stance in 1966, when he was 18 years old and first exposed to the larger world, presaged his hawkish foreign policy stance as a presidential candidate in 2012, in which he has promised more confrontational approaches toward China, Iran and Russia than those adopted by President Obama.

He said his country regretted the resolution which "only aggravates confrontational approaches to the resolution of the Syrian crisis, doing nothing to facilitate dialogue between the parties".

"Confrontational approaches in general, though once the norm even in many behavioral treatment settings, have not been found effective and may backfire by heightening resistance and diminishing self-esteem on the part of the targeted individual," the report says.

Supporters of neocon hard-line confrontational approaches are now saying "we told you so", pointing out that this choice of venue gives a blank check to oppressive regimes and shows that the new administration's support for democracy in the Middle East has waned.

Others have taken a more confrontational approach.

"Such interactions must replace a confrontational approach".

The campaign's confrontational approach has ruffled some feathers.

Still, many environmentalists prefer a more confrontational approach.

In taking a confrontational approach, unions risk further marginalisation.