Sentence examples for strained confrontations from inspiring English sources
Here's a summary of where things stand: A Ukrainian military incursion in the east produced multiple strained confrontations but few reports of bloodshed Wednesday as crowds of defiant locals and militia members intercepted military convoys.
More recently, Britain's relations with Tehran were strained by the confrontation over the author Salman Rushdie.
But the students -- future entrepreneurs, teachers and public servants -- face a daunting mission: since the uprising, relations with the United States have been strained by continuing Palestinian confrontations with Israel, and the Palestinian economy they are charged with rebuilding has collapsed.
But there is both a message and opportunity here for officials like Mr. Levy, an immigration hard-liner whose relations with his rapidly growing Latino immigrant constituency have been strained by past crises and confrontations.
Credulity is further strained by Hunter's allowing all the confrontations to be aired in the midst of a public place.
But critics say his credibility is strained by the legacy of years of ill-tempered confrontations between the government and the local news media.
A10 India and U.S. Differ Over Iran After the United States and India elevated their relationship, the Bush administration's insistence that India join in the confrontation over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program has strained the bond.
An alternative possibility is that a bipartisan group of senators could try to reach a deal on the filibuster themselves, that way averting a confrontation that would further strain the already distrustful relationship between the two parties.
