Sentence examples for mediate the standoff from inspiring English sources

An Iranian government delegation arrived in Baghdad to help mediate the standoff between American troops and a rebel cleric.

BANGKOK — Antigovernment demonstrators said Thursday that they would continue their protests at least through the weekend as efforts to mediate the standoff faltered.

An Iranian government delegation arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday to help mediate the standoff between American troops and a rebel Shiite cleric holed up in Najaf with hundreds of his militiamen, offering American officials an improbable ally in their quest to put Iraq on a peaceful path to self-government.

Antigovernment demonstrators said Thursday that they would continue their protests at least through the weekend, as efforts to mediate a standoff with the government faltered.

The news mediates the news.

The Expediency Council, which mediates disputes between Parliament and the Guardians Council but is also controlled by conservatives, met Tuesday night to resolve the standoff.

Somewhat stiff at first, Mr. Lithgow grows more persuasive as Jack's conflicted relationship with his father comes to light, forcing him to mediate in an impossible standoff.

The standoff began on Tuesday.

In Southbury, the standoff continues.

The standoff continued into the evening Wednesday.

To economists, the standoff is maddening.