Sentence examples similar to for a stand off from inspiring English sources
Lebanon has been without a president for nearly two months because of a stand-off between the Western-backed majority government and the Hezbollah-led opposition supported by Iran and Syria.
Russia and the UK are set for a stand-off at the Security Council after circulating rival plans for a resolution.
Trevor Griffiths Comedianss (1975) used a northern night school for aspiring standups as a setting for a stand-off between the forces of traditionalism and innovation.
There is obvious potential for a stand-off, just as there was in 1995-96, when Bill Clinton rejected the budget cuts proposed by congressional Republicans as a condition for raising the debt ceiling.A similar confrontation now looms.
Ministers are deeply conscious of the potential for a stand-off with the unions over pensions and may delay their response to the review, at least until after the national demonstration organised by the TUC on 26 March.
Unwilling to allow the building to become a new de facto sit-in in support of the ousted Islamist leader, security forces surrounded the building with the intent of removing the Islamists, setting the stage for a stand-off that lasted throughout the night and into Saturday morning, when it appeared that most Morsi supporters were removed from the building.
However, for a stand-off screw density of 2 screws at 6 in.
Minute stationary spot machining with a spot size of 500 μm in diameter has been realized for a stand-off distance of less than 300 μm [4].
"Unfortunately I didn't get a lot of ball to attack with, but I made 11 tackles, which is quite high for a stand-off," he reflected.
Kenya's President has urged for "understanding" as a stand-off continues between gunmen and police in an upmarket shopping centre in Nairobi.
In 2002, more than 120 people were killed after Russian special forces sprayed a version of the substance in a theatre where hundreds of hostages were kept for days during a stand-off with Chechen separatists.
