Sentence examples for had to confront for from inspiring English sources

"It's a vicious cycle that the economy has had to confront for the last decade or longer".

Within days of taking office, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg tackled a civic issue that he, like many New Yorkers, has not really had to confront for years: homeless people living on Manhattan streets.

The "principal theme of our time," the essence of which "modernity" had to confront, for him comprised the concept that "human life is in an eminent degree psychological life" (Obras, 3: 152–156).

David says he felt he could not stay entirely quiet and had to confront Kevin, for those reasons and for others that, he admits, were selfish.

But you have been better prepared than most to become parents, having been through a rigorous assessment process in which you have had to confront your motives for wanting a family, and assess how good you'll be at it.

Her performance in the wannabee first debate was stellar, nonetheless she had to confront the CNN bureaucracy for her much-deserved placement in the main event Wednesday at the Reagan Library.

"For a long while after I was charged and had to confront my behaviour, my passion for acting disappeared.

Mr Blair, who famously did not "do God" while in Downing Street, said public figures had to confront the issues and speak out for more tolerance.

Barack Obama had to confront African-Americans' reluctance to vote for him in the primaries out of a belief that the nomination would make him an assassination target.

Helicopter evacuation contracts were lacking and key decision makers at the health companies involved were both complacent and ill-equipped for what they had to confront.

Mr. Holbrooke described it as a "visionary gesture" and added that Mr. Turner had first suggested the grant about six weeks ago as a way to avoid having to confront Congress for more money.