Sentence examples for protracted standoff from inspiring English sources

This is how Yemen's protracted standoff has evolved, into a range of proxy battles.

It looks like the beginning of the end for the unexpectedly protracted standoff.

Attempts to arrest him are repelled by gunfire and a protracted standoff ensues.

The Republicans, as ever, are playing partisan brinkmanship with no apparent thought to the cost of a protracted standoff.

The movie culminates in a tense, protracted standoff that keeps the audience on edge for way longer than is comfortable.

The protracted standoff between Athens and the European Union and IMF – the bodies that have bailed out the country to the tune of €240bn since 2010 – has brought Tsipras to this point.

(For additional detail, see Côte d'Ivoire: Disputed election of 2010 and protracted political standoff).

When anti-Saleh protests broke out in Yemen, setting off the protracted political standoff, they moved quickly to Taiz.

The Mets took a significant step toward resolving a protracted contract standoff with Dickey on Sunday, agreeing in principle to trade him to the Toronto Blue Jays, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

The mayhem today made it the worst so far in the protracted political standoff that has turned increasingly menacing.

But several media analysts suggested the standoff might be protracted, with predictions ranging from about 10 days to as long as six weeks.