Sentence examples for stand off against from inspiring English sources
Protesters stand off against Bahraini riot police, who may have received training from British companies.
Blocked by officers wearing body armour and brandishing long wooden sticks, the protesters stood off against the officers.
At the height of the cold war, when the nation's strategic forces stood off against the Soviet Union's, reservists were involved in a variety of nuclear-related missions that were later disbanded.
Victory in her stand-off against the coal miners could give her a meatier record as she gears up for elections.
Since then, its Western-backed government has been locked in a stand-off against a pro-Syrian coalition, led by the Shia party, Hizbullah, over the opposition's demand for a veto-wielding share of cabinet seats.
Roosevelt understood even in those very early weeks of his stand-off against Japan that the war must be pursued not in the name of narrow national interests, but for some broader ideal.
His injury opens the door for Scott, who thus far in the tournament has been restricted to appearances from the bench, and club-mate Peter Horne, who filled in at stand-off against Italy with Finn Russell suspended.
In the league, he claimed four braces in total: once as a stand-off against Hull, and three times as a fullback against Salford, Hull again and Leeds.
