Instead of confronting rivals with America's military might, U.S. diplomats are increasingly cooperating with allies or co-opting potential foes through American economic strength--on the theory that quality ice cream and such can be more persuasive than guns.
Instead of confronting users with overly complicated, difficult-to-understand controls, Vero users can share content with different groups — close friends, friends and acquaintances.
Instead of confronting Dominguez with one of the most popular lines against the Najdorf, Alekseev played 6 g3, which usually signals that White intends to use a quiet, positional approach.
Instead of confronting you with (physical or digital) shelves full of choices, Rooster compares its curated approach to the recommendations provided by independent bookstores.
Instead of confronting my sources with questions about sensitive current events, I started with the French colonial past when the opium trade was still legal, gradually uncovering the underlying, unchanging logistics of drug production.
Instead of confronting Mr. Zadran with force, Mr. Taniwal hopes to bury his rival with cash.
We all have the same manager, and they've talked to him about this, instead of confronting and communicating with me directly.
Quentin Tarantino is "incapable of saying anything about real life because everything he knows comes from the movies". There is a passivity despite the spectacular goriness, as if instead of confronting an audience with his work, he were a member of the audience watching it.
On Monday, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker criticized bickering EU governments for "finger pointing" instead of confronting the migrant crisis with viable measures.
Instead of confronting his opponent head-on with the real issue of questionable fund-raising, of which both Democrats and Republicans have been guilty, Mr. Bush uses ads that emphasize Mr. Gore's 1996 photo opportunity with Buddhist monks.
