Sentence examples for significant showdown from inspiring English sources

The Rose Bowl dreams of the Stanford faithful shifted into overdrive after the 10th-ranked Cardinal dominated the No. 13 Wildcats night in the most significant showdown at Stanford Stadium in many years.

A hearing on the contempt issue, which could prove to be a significant showdown between a Democratic-controlled state and the Republican-led federal government, is scheduled for Friday morning.

We face a significant budgetary "showdown" in the coming months known as the "sequester".

This represents a significant — if perhaps inevitable — showdown between Trump and his own appointees in the Justice Department.

The linking of the unions is a potentially significant step in the showdown over charter expansion, which, if successful, would alter the education landscape in the city.

He learned that Schilling is a serious baseball historian who wanted to be part of something as significant as the sports/cultural showdowns between New York and Boston.

The reason, Dower believes, is that the charismatic Ali's made-for-television personality has dominated the historical record of his blood feud with Frazier, even though Ali memorably lost the first and most significant of their three showdowns, in Madison Square Garden on March 8 , 1971 when both still were undefeated.

ESPN's "College Game Day" heads to for Stillwater for Saturday's Bedlam game — a showdown that carries significant College Football Playoff implications.

While the Obama Administration faces a divided Congress, which makes it very difficult to pass any legislation, the White House has just won a significant political victory in the showdown over the budget and the debt ceiling.

NEW DELHI — Defying a court order, Sri Lanka's Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Friday to impeach the nation's chief justice, a significant step in a worsening showdown between the legislature and the judiciary that has alarmed democracy advocates and many foreign governments.

That expresses something significant: While last night's showdown was presented as a tale of two Britains and two opposing ideologies, there is a great deal that binds both men.