Sentence examples for immediate standoff from inspiring English sources

Though Mr. Berri deflects questions on the issue, his proposal offers the opposition — in particular Hezbollah, the Shiite militia that has been pressing the Sunni majority for a bigger role in government — a face-saving way out of the immediate standoff.

The immediate winner from the standoff was Prime Minister Miller, who leads Poland's Social Democrats.

But one Western ambassador cautioned against expecting immediate results in a standoff that has continued since the junta took power after a bloody crackdown in 1988.

The immediate result of this standoff can be seen in the Zwinger Palace, home of one of Europe's greatest collections of old masters paintings.

He became particularly emotional when he reflected on the occupation in the immediate aftermath of the standoff, which dragged on for 41 days.

The immediate consequence of the standoff has been to make Congress and the White House appear more interested in scoring ideological and political points than in preserving jobs and helping people who are suffering in the early stages of what seems sure to be a recession.

Federal authorities said Friday they will temporarily halt construction of a controversial oil pipeline near a lake regarded as sacred by the Standing Rock Sioux, heading off an immediate confrontation in a tense standoff in North Dakota that has drawn hundreds of tribes from across the country.

Heavily armed rebels remain stationed outside the Yemeni president's house and the palace in Sanaa, despite a deal calling for their immediate withdrawal to end a violent standoff.

The most immediate obstacle to talks is an apparent standoff between Mr. Karzai and the Taliban.

As news reporting already suggests, the attack was the product of months of groundwork, to ensure both an immediate, horrific impact but also a lengthy standoff to preserve the media spotlight.

Her most immediate task will be to resolve the standoff with Libya, amid concern for the welfare of the ICC envoys after the Libyan government said they had been placed in "preventive detention" in prison for 45 days during investigations into alleged threats to Libya's national security.