Sentence examples for seek a confrontation from inspiring English sources

But it does not seek a confrontation.

Their main fear is not that senior Kurdish officials will seek a confrontation with the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad.

But he said the group did not seek a confrontation, and noted that the current interim Constitution backed by the military allowed it to name a new cabinet even after a parliamentary vote of no confidence.

"I am going to the United States not because I seek a confrontation with the president but to speak up for the very survival of my country," Netanyahu tweeted.

Mr. Lew said it would be up to the Republicans to decide whether to seek a confrontation over the spending bills, which would cut financing for many of Mr. Clinton's priorities or reshape policy in areas like education and the environment.

Our captain tried to defuse the situation by telling the Iranians over the normal commercial radio channel that we were simply exercising our right to navigate Iraqi waters, had no intention of entering Iranian territory and did not seek a confrontation.

Still, Mr. Geagea said in an interview he was not seeking a confrontation with the March 8 administration: "Our target is not to confront the government as such, the government is simply a detail in this confrontation," he said.

Was he seeking a confrontation?

Nasrallah emphasized that he was not seeking a confrontation with the United States.

He also stressed that he wasn't seeking a confrontation with Congress.

At least some of the activists on the lead ship, the Mavi Marmara, were seeking a confrontation — and got one.