Sentence examples for imminent confrontation from inspiring English sources
The slang phrase, which originated in the favelas, Rio de Janeiro's slums, can refer to an imminent confrontation or, perversely, to a party that is going strong.
His response reflected a sense in Israel that Hezbollah was immersed in its own concerns about the upheaval in Syria and internal problems in Lebanon, and that it was not likely to initiate any imminent confrontation with Israel.
But the scenes on the ship throughout Wednesday, along with the behavior of the Iranian Navy, suggested that the threats were mainly for popular consumption, not as a marker of imminent confrontation.
The imminent confrontation could mark a turning point in the prolonged Syrian civil war, and will determine which direction the scales are tipping.
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The United States faces a serious fiscal crisis not because of the continuing sequester or the partial government shutdown per se, but rather because of what those experiences indicate about what will be considered acceptable tactics in the imminent fiscal confrontation over raising the debt ceiling.
Separately, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay appealed to both sides to spare civilians, citing concerns of "the likelihood of an imminent major confrontation".
If a confrontation appeared imminent, there were contingency plans for senior American officials, including Admiral Mullen, to call their Pakistani counterparts to avert an armed clash.
Cambodia asked the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting over what it called a state of "imminent war".The armed confrontation between two members overshadowed this week's meeting in Singapore of foreign ministers from the Association of South-East Asian Nations ASEANN).
Times, on the eve of the Convention, said that such a confrontation was imminent and that there was speculation within the government that the action was designed to boost the President's ratings.
He enjoyed immense popular support from below, even in the waning days of his government when the economy was in shambles and virtually everyone believed a confrontation was imminent.
