Sentence examples for confrontational setting from inspiring English sources

The emphasis on outdoor space is intended to attract more men to use the centre – doing a spot of gardening proving a less confrontational setting for conversation than a counselling room.

Training advice on assessments showed a "confrontational set up", the report found, which "is not accepted practice in clinical healthcare".

For instance, Raitman et al.'s (2005) results indicated that students using Wikis to collaborate found the anytime, anywhere nature of editing the Wiki to be "relaxing" and leading to a "democratic feeling among members" helping them to feel they can make their contributions in a non-confrontational setting where all are on equal footing.

This tactical approach is an incredible way to partner youth with local police, humanizing each in a non-confrontational setting.

De-escalation is a gradual resolution of a potentially violent and/or aggressive situation through the use of verbal and physical expressions of empathy, alliance and non-confrontational limit setting.

At some point you have to be confrontational or set things right not to be a difficult person, but to be more demanding or exacting.

The mood is confrontational, the setting suggests a dusky nightclub and the music is raucous blues and gospel belted out live by E. Faye Butler.

But even as her aggressive, confrontational style has set her apart on a legislative body known less for fomenting change than for renaming streets, it has also alienated many of her colleagues, former staff members and potential supporters.

"They are deliberately trying to intimidate us, but we won't cave in," said Mr. Amper, whose often confrontational style has set him apart from most other environmental activists on Long Island.

"These are not 20th-century cartoons setting out to be confrontational.

First, I want to be clear that you setting a boundary is not being confrontational.