Sentence examples for showdown among from inspiring English sources

Ms. Malarkey's ending involves a kind of showdown among the contending parties.

As it happened, Vettel's early exit led to a showdown among the four drivers fighting for runner-up status.

But so may the objections from Dryer, Elvin Bethea, Jim Marshall, Dan Pastorini, Joe Senser and Ed White, setting up an unusual showdown among players who in many cases stand together.

It would play out just as the American-led combat mission was coming to an end, raising the specter of a charged political showdown among pro-government factions — many of them drawn along ethnic lines and some well-armed — at the precise moment the Afghan state needed to present a united front against the Taliban.

After setting ratings records with his rat-eating contestants on CBS's "Survivor," and then selling NBC on a showdown among would-be astronauts for a chance to be shot into space, Mr. Burnett, the leading producer of the reality television genre, has created a new series called "Combat Missions".

[C4.] The Latest Dose of Reality on TV After setting ratings records with rat-eating contestants on CBS's "Survivor" and then selling NBC on a showdown among would-be astronauts for a chance to be shot into space, Mark Burnett, the leading producer of the reality-television genre, has created a series called "Combat Missions".

And while there will be limited opportunities for the fast-twitch racers, the early sprint showdowns among Cavendish, Farrar, and Petacchi will surely provide for compelling theater.

In late October, when the Apple TV was relaunched, Bandit's Shark Showdown was among the first apps designed for the platform.

A3 Dispute Over U.N. Authority A growing dispute over the future division of authority at the United Nations has prompted showdown talk among diplomats and a warning from John R. Bolton, the American ambassador, that the United States may look elsewhere to settle international problems.

The nation's job market has apparently slackened in recent months, with private sector employers hiring fewer workers in October after the uncertainty caused by the federal budget showdown in diminished confidence among consumers and businesses.

The Akin showdown has raised fears among Republicans that they could fall short of winning control of the Senate and has magnified the schism within the party between activists nationwide still driven by core conservative values and party leaders in Washington, who are wooing independents and Democrats concerned about the struggling economy.