Sentence examples for face a showdown from inspiring English sources

The Chinese next face a showdown with Slovenia, which beat Puerto Rico, 90-82, as Jaka Lakovic scored 24 points.

They then face a showdown with their west-London neighbours on December 23 as the festive fixtures get into full swing.

'You have to say to yourself, Will the same stuff that worked tonight work Monday night as well?' Coach GENO AURIEMMA, whose UConn women routed Marquette but now face a showdown with Notre Dame.

Has Mr Sarkozy got the bottle to stick it out?From the day when he was elected in May, promising a rupture with the past to modernise France, Mr Sarkozy was always likely to face a showdown with the unions.

In his place, he sent a junior minister, Wael Abdul Latif, who reiterated the government's demand that the Sadr militiamen disarm and quit Najaf, or face a showdown with Iraqi troops.

Mike Ashley and the board of Sports Direct face a showdown with shareholders this week over a host of problems – including treatment of its employees, corporate governance and ailing performance.

Some of them are even threatening a national strike next month.So President Kim faces a showdown with the unions.

A law student from Nottingham faces a showdown with the world's most beautiful women after being crowned Miss England 2010 today.

Madonna faces a showdown with the Russian legal system after she promised today to violate a new law that prohibits "homosexual propaganda" in the city of St Petersburg.

The current President Bush faced a showdown with Beijing over a collision between an American spy plane and a Chinese fighter jet.

People want a rival for Woods to emerge, but time and again, when he faces a showdown, he showcases his ability.