Sentence examples for continuing standoff from inspiring English sources

But in the continuing standoff between Mr. Morsi and the generals, almost no one can say for sure who is in charge.

It also does not reflect the continuing standoff around the contested region of Abyei, a conflict-ridden dividing line between north and south Sudan.

But the writers' stance could expose new fissures in the front presented by Hollywood's labor force in its continuing standoff with major movie and television companies.

He said that the biggest roadblock to progress had been the continuing standoff between Lavalas and the Democratic Convergence, a loose coalition of opposition parties.

A continuing standoff with China over Scarborough Shoal, in which patrol boats from both nations are positioned near the rock outcroppings, has added to concerns about the Philippines' vulnerability.

But Mr. Romney is likely to focus on the continuing standoff with Iran over its nuclear program, the continuing stalemate over peace between Israel and the Palestinians, and the growing security and economic tensions with Russia and China.

The continued standoff led to an increasingly sharp exchange of accusations between Russia and the US.

But there are really no good alternatives here, given the continuing partisan standoff in Congress as well as lawmakers' unwillingness to provide the emergency supplementary financing the courts have asked for.

Representative John Culberson (R-TX) asked whether NASA had made any contingency plans for sending U.S. astronauts to the ISS in the event of a continuing diplomatic standoff with Russia.

He did not include money that University of California leaders say is necessary to avoid a tuition increase, continuing the standoff over the cost of attending the state's most prestigious institutions of higher learning.

[C3.] Yukos and Russia Still in Standoff The Russian oil giant Yukos and the government continued a standoff over the fate of a controlling stake in the company.