Sentence examples for disastrous standoff from inspiring English sources
The budget fight that led to the first government shutdown in 17 years did not just set off a round of recriminations among Republicans over who was to blame for the politically disastrous standoff.
A federal judge today dismissed the wrongful death civil lawsuit brought by Branch Davidians, clearing the government of any wrongdoing in the deaths of about 80 members of the religious sect during the disastrous 1993 standoff at the group's compound near Waco, Tex.
What resulted was nine months of largely futile negotiations with House Republicans over the size and composition of cuts, culminating in a disastrous debt ceiling standoff.
With the Bundy standoff and the disastrous Waco massacre in mind, authorities may try to wait the militants out and pursue prosecutions later.
For the U.S., the failure of seven years of sanctions to force Iranian capitulation has raised the prospect of the standoff escalating towards a potentially disastrous confrontation.
A standoff could very easily escalate, producing unintended and disastrous outcomes, if both sides miscommunicate and misperceive red lines.
