The 50 or 60 men that remained, overcome by the hopelessness of the situation, felt that instead of confronting certain death by remaining in the fort, it was better to escape to the hills and hold their position there.
To indulge in the hypothetical, a president with significant, unimpeachable military experience as well as, say, a term or two as a governor or senator (the latter more likely, I think), with the same cerebral qualities Obama has shown, would be in a much better position to confront the legal quagmire of terrorism, indefinite detention, etc.
We are not afraid of confronting Ghana".
"We are in a much stronger position to confront this crisis than we were at the beginning of 2009 and the end of 2008".In some ways that is true.
I've felt helpless, suddenly aware that I've been thrown into one of the worst positions to confront the racists who believe they have been given permission to spread hateful rhetoric.
Oxfam dissected Unilever's business practices and concluded that while Unilever still had a long way to go, its positive corporate culture and long-term relationships with suppliers make it well positioned to confront the root causes of labor problems and authentically attempt to solve them.
Re "N.F.L. Asserts Greater Risks of Head Injury," July 26: The continuous refusal by the lawyers retained by the N.F.L. to accept the association between long-term disability and concussions exemplifies their disingenuous position when confronting the issue of brain damage.
"Mexico is in a position of strength to confront".
Simply to assert it, however, could put Paramount executives in the unhappy position of having to confront the filmmaker who is arguably the industry's most powerful.
The UK should take a leading role in reaching out to other like-minded governments, to act together from a position of strength to confront the Chinese leadership.
