In recent months, advances in the North Korean government's nuclear weapons program have led to a sharp confrontation between the government leaders of the United States and of North Korea.
Lawyers watching the case said that could set the stage for a sharp confrontation between the defense lawyers and the judge that could complicate plea negotiations.
He said opposition was likely in the Parliament on other elements of the program, but he added, with calm understatement, "I don't think there will be an atmosphere of sharp confrontation".
Such sharp confrontation is unlikely to occur in the auto talks, even in the event of a strike.
The Intel that Andy Grove built had enshrined sharp confrontation as constructive engagement, in the imperious and emphatic style of its chairman, for whom decisions were crisp, choices were binary and markets were won or lost.
Pragmatism would lead him to avoid sharp confrontation with Indian Muslims, perhaps offsetting any trouble at home by a peace-seeking diplomacy with Pakistan.
The Iraqi report appears to set the stage for a still sharper confrontation between the United States and Iraq, with the ball effectively now back in the American court.
In a sharp break with Pres.
I drew in a sharp breath.
It's the largest panel of pharmaceutical CEOs in decades to sit before a congressional committee, so expect sharp confrontations and pointed questions from lawmakers about why these companies have hiked the price of their medicines so dramatically.
