Sentence examples for confrontational toward from inspiring English sources
The mood of the public is confrontational, toward giving up on the peace process.
The Democratic Progressive Party's presidential candidate, Frank Hsieh, has signaled that he will be less confrontational toward China than Mr. Chen.
Analysts suggested that the agency, which usually does not comment on oil producers' policies, was signaling a shift in stance to become more confrontational toward the main producers over their failure to increase the flow of oil to world markets.
The members in Eastern Europe have tended to be more wary and more confrontational toward Russia, while Western European countries have tended to be more concerned with not jeopardizing energy imports from Russia.
An administration foreign policy official criticized the exchange services' imports from Myanmar, saying, "It's not consistent with the spirit of the administration's policy, which is very confrontational toward the regime".
Yet he remains confrontational toward Saddam Hussein, seemingly eager to engage Iraq in armed warfare -- despite the United Nations task force's inability so far to document Iraq's alleged capability to produce weapons of mass destruction.
The administration's decision represents a shift toward a more confrontational policy toward China, but may not produce quick changes in Chinese policies.
CAMBRIDGE, Md .— The on-again-off-again relationship between President Obama and House Democrats appears to be on again with the president's turn toward a more populist, confrontational tone toward the Republican Party.
To accept that Baquet first heard about the job offer from Gibson at lunch is to assume that Abramson, who has been amply criticized this week for her blunt, confrontational approach toward Times employees, would recoil from confronting Baquet.
Two weeks ago, the North Korean military declared an "all-out confrontational posture" toward the South.
Mr. Green has promised to take a less confrontational approach toward labor relations than Mr. Giuliani.
