It is a time when tension is felt between two opposing forces; the idea behind this is to confront opposites, to do battle with the shadow forces, and to strive for something better.
Indeed, some agencies that had too few applicants for many jobs last year are now confronting the opposite problem.
At least as portrayed here, this was a culture preoccupied with vitality, almost devoted to the life force until confronting its opposite.
Mancini, who was sent to the stands during the match, was also fined for confronting his opposite number and being "disrespectful" to the fourth official.
The England hooker appeared before a three-man disciplinary committee in Coventry on Wednesday night having been cited for confronting his opposite number Jamie George and leading with his head.
Makers of globes (including, we forget, Mercator himself) confronted an opposite problem: how to efficiently place or print information onto a spherical surface.
"Return to Oz" (1985) — This weird, dark, oft-ignored sequel confronted an opposite problem to the common lack of material: a dizzying overabundance of it.
"The experience of standing daily and confronting the parliament opposite has changed the politics of Greece for good and made the elites worried for the first time," writes Douzinas.
Now Zuckerberg, who met with me for several in-person interviews this summer, is confronting something of the opposite: a public exposition of details that he didn't choose.
Vargas observes, "Now Zuckerberg, who met with me for several in-person interviews this summer, is confronting something of the opposite: a public exposition of details that he didn't choose".
