Sentence examples for intense confronting from inspiring English sources

It was an awfully intense, confronting battle and it required more courage and hard work than sitting in a cell for twelve months, but had I not been granted that opportunity I would not be the contributing member of society that I am today.

| A special section explored the intense competitive pressures confronting law firms.

Confronting an intense debate over the possible early release of the only person convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, the Scottish authorities formally acknowledged on Thursday that they were considering requests to set him free on compassionate grounds because of poor health and said a final decision could be made soon.

The intense, ambitious Mr. Simpson confronts his own atheism and struggles to live even when there seems no point.

The Academy has been under intense pressure to confront diversity issues since the #OscarsSoWhite row over racially homogenous acting nominees at the past two ceremonies erupted in January.

On the trade issues, Mr. Bush will confront intense pressure from powerful constituencies as he is getting his re-election campaign into gear.

WASHINGTON — The commander of American forces in the Middle East, Gen. David H. Petraeus, on Tuesday confronted intense bipartisan challenges to the Obama administration's decision to set a deadline of July 2011 to start pulling troops out of Afghanistan.

Gail Gitcho, Mr. Romney's communications director, said in an interview Monday night that the effort in New Hampshire was the campaign's "most intense" yet to confront the president when he travels around the country.

At the time, Italian political opposition to the sale of a national icon to a foreign owner led to a compromise that left the French-Dutch group exposed to Alitalia's troubles — but with limited ability to influence strategy as the Italian carrier struggled to confront intense competition from low-cost rivals like Ryanair and Easyjet.

(Some of that sadness drifts in from beyond the screen; it is hard to look at Mr. Wilson's bruised, bandaged face and weary eyes without being reminded of his recent suicide attempt.) Mr. Anderson is clumsiest when he tries to confront intense emotion directly.

What lessons do these experiences hold for today's leaders as they confront intense debates about the future of American grand strategy?