Sentence examples for showdown is only from inspiring English sources

Although the half-billion-dollar plan by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to dredge the Hudson River in upstate New York was presented yesterday as the long-sought answer to the river's troubles with toxic PCB's, experts on both sides of the issue say the real showdown is only now about to begin.

The showdown is only the latest for a city that has seen three of its mayors in the last 20 years indicted and that is so poor that 70percentt of its $100 million municipal budget is met with state aid.

The Wisconsin showdown is only the first in a whole series of pending state conflicts.

He referred to this move as "foolish", as in a head-to-head showdown there is only a single winner, and it is usually Microsoft.

The disastrous political turmoil which has perpetually afflicted Iran and led the country from one crisis to another -- of which the nuclear weapons showdown with the West is only the latest episode -- has been created by despotic forces which have always had little social support.

Democrats stood up to this opportunism, refusing to let Republicans exploit the weather to cut spending, and the showdown was averted only when the extra money became unnecessary.

A showdown was averted only when President Bush ordered the evidence sealed, to give Congress and the Justice Department a chance to work out a deal.

But other Republicans, like Coburn, think a shutdown showdown is doomed to not only fail, but to make Americans angry at the GOP, potentially harming chances to win fights in other areas, from tax reform and the debt ceiling later this year to next year's elections.

In this showdown, there can be only one winner: Pentheus's male rationality and prison chains hold no sway over the wild unleashed power of Dionysus.

Director Joseph Kosinski teases the audience with updated light-cycle and discus-game showdowns, but it's only an homage; his Tron pretends to greatness in ways that snuff out any flickers of joy….

Martin reminded Woodruff that, contrary to what it felt like on the court, the Wayne Black showdown was going to be only another tennis match against a player he was better than.