Sentence examples for held encountered from inspiring English sources

In the afternoon, protesters trying to march toward the convention center where the gathering is being held encountered roaming squads of police officers carrying plastic shields and batons.

On several occasions riding the Times Square-to-Grand Central shuttle, I have encountered panhandlers holding a stack of The Onion, the satirical weekly that offers free copies from many Manhattan news boxes.

Attempts to create one have encountered bureaucratic hurdles, fizzled out or have been put on hold.

He appeared on "The Charlie Rose Show," exhibited photographs of the carnage that he'd encountered, held up a fragment of a five-year-old child's skull at a press conference, and continued to talk about what he'd seen.

I grew up being told stories of how beautiful Cuba's beaches were and how nothing we had ever encountered held even a candle to the white sand and turquoise ocean of this mysterious land.

One of the most common and widely held misconceptions we encountered was the notion that a healthcare system could be stressed to the breaking point, such that a large surge of patients could eventually render a hospital unable to function.

But the holding company has encountered trouble integrating and managing its new properties.

In fact it is a belief I have held firmly since encountering it in Spinoza two decades ago, and I actively believe it as I reflect upon the number of diapers I will have changed by the time I am forty.

There were many days when he would rather have been doing something else, but Maidique understood that regardless of his formal position or how long he had held it, he still encountered others whose enmity could bring him down.

Lincoln then challenged Douglas to a series of debates, and the two eventually agreed to hold joint encounters in seven Illinois congressional districts.

Mr. Bush, the lavishly financed favorite of most of the Republican establishment, often holds his encounters with voters in large rooms at prominent local businesses.