Sentence examples for stark encounter from inspiring English sources

And Bill Binney blew the whistle on government waste and fraud, and was visited with a stark encounter with the FBI, and the threat of imprisonment.

In 55 sites Stark encountered only one other tourist.

An intense vulnerability, shot through with fragments of Kennedy's dark humour, characterises the many stark encounters described in the book, provoking a queasy sense of drama even when the details of a particular situation remain unclear.

In the scene in which the Starks encounter a stag killed by a dire wolf as they return from the execution, an actual animal was used rather than a prop.

We're similarly confused by Mendel's version of Bran Stark's encounter with the Night King as far as he's concerned the two are cultivating a romance, rather than an all-out war.

One clear example of our joint failure to protect children from the ravages of war is the stark picture we encounter in areas where humanitarian access has been denied.

Moreover, used helmets worn by the vast majority of young players encountered stark lapses in the industry's few safety procedures.

Yet his encounter with Stark, which is obviously there to set up The Avengers, is intelligently manipulated by director Jon Favreau to serve as a much-needed segue between a jittery start to the film, with Stark struggling to hold down his dual roles, and a more polished close.

One reaction common to all as we encountered the stark face of social stratification in Uganda, and we were very vocal about it, was disbelief at the monopoly of businesses by the Asian minority - from the middle to even lower economic levels.

Labrie's version of the encounter stands in stark contrast to his accuser's.

There, they encounter the youngest Stark brother, Rickon Art Parkinsonn), and his direwolf Shaggydog.