Sentence examples for standoff this from inspiring English sources

But a defensive standoff this was not.

Mr. Cerra looked at the standoff this way: "They were here before we were.

The standoff this week over ratification of a new arms control treaty centers on a simple phrase: nuclear modernization.

The standoff this time is over money to refill the nation's disaster emergency fund, which is fast dwindling from record costs for hurricane, flood and earthquake relief.

THE fiscal cliff may have been avoided, but an even higher-stakes political standoff — this time, over the federal debt ceiling — is just around the bend.

When House Republicans and the White House contemplated curbing the deduction for charitable giving as part of the tax standoff this winter, nonprofits lobbied furiously on Capitol Hill and through the media.

Like many political standoffs, this one shows no signs of ebbing, so plan your vacation accordingly.

Taken to the point of armed standoffs, this dystopian view of government tends to inspire exactly the official actions that the occupiers most fear.

Mindful of this standoff, the E.U. said on Thursday its decision to impose duties might require "further careful analysis".

Speaking at a fund-raiser in New York on Thursday night, Mr. Obama offered his view of the standoff, saying: "This is not just a budget question, this is a values question".

Disagreement over Medicaid led to a protracted budget standoff this year.