Sentence examples for showdown about from inspiring English sources

The only real opposition came from a handful of House Democrats, in a showdown about 1 a.m. on July 25, according to a transcript of the session.

This is where Duvall, after watching one too many episodes of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, decides to force you into an emotional showdown about all the ways that your father was never there for you.

This was a year in which the most talked-about showdown on television was between a Victoria's Secret special on CBS and ABC's finale of "The Bachelor" -- between a 60-minute commercial for underwear and a two-hour catfight between two pandering women vying for the hand of a rose-bearing stud.

They're now considered the third-best team in the N.F.C. North, and the tease for their Thanksgiving showdown won't be about possibly catching the Packers but instead about fighting for a wild-card berth.

And Iraq's just the biggest of their problems, as Bush is girding his loins for an epic veto showdown on just about every budget bill Congress is about to pass (some of which contain ideas extremely popular with the voting public, like more health insurance for children).

That is creating even more uncertainty as Greece and the rest of Europe head for yet another showdown, renewing doubts about how long Athens can remain within the euro zone.

Mr. Cameron flew back from a shortened trade trip to Africa on Tuesday and worked late into the night preparing for the showdown over revelations about the tabloid that have exposed cozy and sometimes corrupt relations among the press, politicians and the police, and that have crystallized into the most serious crisis of credibility and confidence of his 15 months in office.

The United States was affected, too, with the Standard & Poor's 500-stock indowndown about 1.8 percent on European debt fears and worries about the showdown in Washington over raising the United States debt limit.

David: But we're here to talk about the big showdown, and I suppose I should talk about the participant I know best, Jim Lehrer.

That film is about a showdown between two women on a Palermo street.

The Football Association refused to comment on the Sky News report about the showdown at Wembley.