Sentence examples for growing standoff from inspiring English sources

Wilshaw's comments come amid a growing standoff between teachers and Ofsted.

This has influenced price makers more than the growing standoff between Saudi and Iran over the recent execution of a Shia Muslim cleric and the terrorist attacks on Libyan oil storage tanks.

Founded in 1952, the mine is considered the first big strike in the burgeoning market for uranium, mostly to fuel the growing U.S. standoff with the Soviet Union.

But as the sun set and the crowds grew, a standoff in front of a line of riot police officers grew increasingly tense, and by about 7 30 p.m. the fight had resumed.

Clashes and standoffs are growing more common.

Indigenous communities facing closure in South Australia have accused the federal and state governments of not consulting Aboriginal people over funding issues, as fears grow that a standoff could spark "cultural genocide" in the state.

Shops, offices and banks were closed amid growing anxiety that a political standoff between protesters and the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had reached a more volatile and violent phase.

Democrats should be more consistent in articulating their goal in this standoff: To continue growing the economy and creating jobs.

The sophisticated planning of the hostage standoff, however, suggests the growing involvement of ISIS beyond the Middle East in countries like Bangladesh.

It was found that the centerline erosion rate decreased with channel depth due to the spreading of the jet as the effective standoff distance increased, and because of the growing effect of stagnation as the channel became deeper.

The standoff between Steinberg and Brown comes as support is growing for a reversal of the drug war policies that have led to mass incarceration nationwide.