Clegg faces a confrontation with the left of his party on Monday over an economic motion backing the government's position.
It is possible the west will face a confrontation with China or Russia a generation hence, but defence planning demands choices and priorities.
He said that rather than face a confrontation with right-wingers in his coalition over a settlement freeze, Mr Netanyahu had instead decided to release the killers of "innocent civilians".
Governor George W. Bush has proposed a voucherized welfare system that will be part public, part private, and part faith-based; he will almost surely face a confrontation with secular liberals over this.
Protesters said the number of people at the camp had dwindled since the city posted the letter, while those who remained understood they would be likely to face a confrontation with police.
BLOOMBERG NEWS Shareholdersrs to Weigh In on Pay | After taking criticism from Occupy Wall Street protesters on compensation, big banks now may face a confrontation from shareholders at their annual meetings, even as pay is expected to drop, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Correction: November 1, 2005, Tuesday An article on Saturday about the possibility that the next Supreme Court nominee after Harriet E. Miers could face a confrontation in the Senate misstated the number of senators needed to block a full vote on a nominee.
The government is facing a fresh confrontation with the House of Lords amid new warnings that its housing policies will deprive rural communities of affordable homes and make them the "exclusive preserve of the affluent".
For days, the speech was eagerly anticipated in a country facing a renewed confrontation between camps locked in a struggle that cuts across questions far outstripping its small size: the influence of the United States, Syria, Iran and others here; the power of Hezbollah; and the country's posture toward Israel.
But it is a risky move, one that could leave Mr. Obama facing a possible military confrontation with the North as he increases troop levels in Afghanistan.
