The Overnite fight has become not only one of the nation's most closely watched labor showdowns, but also a brawl between a union renowned for its toughness and a scrappy company that is showing just as much grit.
By terminating the project, the committee, which is known as the Accounting Standards Executive Committee, not only threw a bone to the airlines, but also averted a showdown with the Financial Accounting Standards Board, a seven-member group that sets standards for the profession and has historically had to approve any of the committee's pronouncements.
The project has been met with universal enthusiasm, not only as an ingenious way to tackle an environmental concern, but also as a showdown between two of history's greatest rivals.
Then, as now, we had a huge political showdown over not only the issue of the federal budget, but also over raising the debt ceiling.
Clearly this Solo Showdown mode is testing the waters for not only future events like this, but also competitive play and a possible esports future for the game.
It was adorable, yes, and inspiring, sure, but also confusing, like their subsequent deployment as metaphors in the protracted budget showdown.
But the looming showdown with unions leaves Mr. Malloy at the risk of not just enacting unpopular taxes, but also alienating his labor supporters and provoking an extended fracas over the state's finances.
In many of the previous walkouts, the showdown was also over G.M.'s desire to downsize and outsource and the union's demand not only to prevent layoffs, but also to preserve jobs for future workers.
Wednesday's showdown was also timely coming in a week in which Germany has once again begun debating whether it should ban the far right party, the National Democrats (NPD), particularly following the recent success of the Front National in neighbouring France.
But the day after a delegation sent by some of the most powerful Shiite clerics appealed to him to avoid a showdown, he also hinted at a face-saving compromise, saying he was ready to "implement any order" issued by the religious establishment.
