Sentence examples for direct showdown from inspiring English sources

It's clear early on we're going to have to wait for a direct showdown between the two main characters; the series is geared towards that as an endgame.

BBCChinese.com editor Zhuang Chen says it is thought to be the first time there has been a direct showdown between newspaper staff and party officials.

Now that different appeals courts have disagreed on the constitutionality of same sex marriage, the Supreme Court may have a hard time avoiding a direct showdown on the issue.

With Marvel Studios nowhere to be found, this year's Comic-Con didn't feature a direct showdown between the Disney-owned blockbuster factory and crosstown rival Warner Bros., which is ramping up its own cinematic universe based on DC Comics characters.

"The Son of No One" self-destructs in a ludicrous, ineptly directed anticlimactic rooftop showdown in which bodies pile up, and nothing makes a shred of sense.

The music video for "Showdown", directed by Nick Bartleet, was released on MySpaceTV on 12 December 2008 to promote Pendulum's upcoming single.

For their part, the Americans will try to avoid direct military confrontation if they can, although Washington, like Tehran, has rightwing factions that would dearly love a showdown.

In a sense, the awards season had shaped up into a showdown between James Cameron, who directed "Avatar," and Ms. Bigelow, who was previously married to Mr. Cameron.

Gregory asks about the whole one-on-one talks with Iran story, and if the president believes that "such direct contact may actually be critical at this juncture to avoiding potential military showdown with Iran".

By moving, the secret-agent sequel will also avoid a showdown with the second week of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (directed by "MI5" producer J.J. Abrams) and get a jump on rival spy flick "Spectre," the James Bond movie opening Nov. 6.

We can't afford to push Iran to the point where we've got to have a showdown.' " Last summer, according to a document I obtained, the Bush Administration directed the Marines to draft a detailed plan, called Operation Stuart, for the arrest and, if necessary, assassination of Sadr.