Sentence examples for showdown decision from inspiring English sources

The committee also postponed for three days a showdown decision on Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan for overhauling the United Nations management, which is being disputed by developing nations that complain that it shifts power to the largest donor nations.

In a similar showdown, Disney's decision last spring to release "Alice in Wonderland" early on DVD was greeted by boycott calls from theater owners, most forcefully in Britain.

But top Justice Department and White House aides said they were reviewing several options and expressed confidence that they could avert a showdown on a decision, which could come as early as this week.

Instead, it was Cuneyt Cakir, a Turkish referee, who seized the spotlight in this hotly anticipated Round of 16 showdown with a startling decision to send off Manchester United midfielder Nani in the 56th minute.

The immediate cause of the current showdown was Amaury's decision to bar Astana — a team run by Johan Bruyneel, who was Lance Armstrong's former team director on the Discovery Channel squad, which is now defunct.

Two other factors supported the government's decision to risk a showdown.

Two other factors may have coloured the government's decision to risk a showdown.

The decision sets up a showdown with its European creditors who are insisting that the island contribute to its rescue package or risk going bust.

If ABC had wanted to avoid making a decision about a second showdown with "Survivor," it got no help from the New Jersey Devils.

The decision sets up a thrilling showdown with Magician, impressive winner of the Irish Guineas.

But the decision to extend makes a showdown much less likely.