Sentence examples for other standoff from inspiring English sources

The other standoff — related to the issue of February 23 , 1987— had to do with the possessive of the word Corps.

The other standoff — related to the issue of February 23 , 1987— had to do with the possessive of the word Corps_._ It was the piece about southern Louisiana, the Atchafalaya River, the vast swamp, and the levees, spillways, and navigation locks of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

In a private conversation in 1971, Kim told Nicolae Ceaușescu, the Romanian President, that the Pueblo and other standoffs had convinced him that Washington backs down.

"These are excellent conditions compared to other standoffs I've taken part in," said Wampler, whose wool cap bore the slogan "State of Jefferson", signifying a move for northern California and southern Oregon to secede and create a new state.

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said in Washington that he expected the other lingering standoff between Israel and the Palestinians, at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, to "be resolved in the near future".

More surprising, though, was the dawning realisation that even books set beyond the reach of that period seemed to have a significant relation with some other military standoff, as if postwar wounds were a natural driving force of the murder novel.

Maeve knows the outcome of this debate; they all shoot each other Mexican standoff-style.

Unlike other police standoffs that end with a brief burst of violence, Mr. Caffall exchanged gunfire with officers for about 30 minutes, terrorizing a residential area that is home to many students.

Mr. Paul and Mr. Reid blamed each other for the standoff.

Somali officials said there might be no way to resolve the standoff other than storming the ship.

After negotiations, the two sides agreed not to point their guns at each other, but the standoff remained tense, with a priest from the nearby Ukrainian orthodox church reciting prayers and brandishing a cross.