Sentence examples for have been confrontational from inspiring English sources

But he quickly added that the waiter might have been "confrontational" and that the restaurant required servers to disclose the price of specials.

Some of the statements from the current governor (Sir Mervyn King) have been confrontational.

Still, Mr. Mohseni's relationship with President Karzai has been confrontational.

'I didn't have the heart for it any more.' When she was younger, she admits to having been confrontational 'just to see what happened.

They said there had been confrontational meetings of employees as well as screaming matches in offices, as senior executives worried about making their aggressive quarterly ad sales goals.

Like many past candidates, Mr Romney has been confrontational towards China on the campaign trail, promising to label it a currency manipulator on his first day in office, which went over badly with perhaps the only segment of the electorate that is solidly pro-free trade.

In addition, civil liberties officials said the commission had been confrontational in its inquiry and needed to distinguish between the scrutiny of citizens who came forward to speak their minds and paid, professional lobbyists, or those who spent at least $2,000 to directly communicate with legislators.

The state workers' compensation system has been confrontational with workers throughout its history, with benefits that are far from adequate.

Could the sport have been so confrontational this time last year?

While the language may have been unusually confrontational, the sentiment it expressed is widespread.

There are only a handful of legislators in China who have been so confrontational.