Sentence examples for is a confrontational from inspiring English sources

Each is a confrontational sport, shaped by a similar culture.

"This is a confrontational government," said Nouhad Mashnouk, a lawmaker from Mr. Hariri's parliamentary bloc.

There is a confrontational Italian audience, whistling and shouting and booing and clapping in mockery, then in rhythmic impatience.

Westminster is a confrontational place MPs glare and jeer at each other from opposing benches but coalition governments may be here to stay.

"It will, of course, raise concerns in Washington and Tel Aviv, but I don't think this is a confrontational foreign policy.

Where Mr Welch is a confrontational terrier, Mr Immelt is a bear of a man known for his teasing good humour.

But the 1960s and '70s were a confrontational era.

It's a confrontational programme and Mick Philpott didn't feel browbeaten he felt empowered".

The chemical-weapons plan is part of that effort.Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs, argues that Russia's plan is not meant to be a confrontational anti-American gesture, but a way of restoring the countries' relationship.

Since he told his Idaho hosts that the pictures would cause a fuss, there was a confrontational quality to his actions, as there was to his letter to a legislator saying he would not resign.

"September can be a confrontational zero-sum moment with potentially disastrous consequences or a transformative breakthrough, if it is done right," argues Gidi Grinstein, the president of the Reut Institute, one of Israel's top strategy groups.