Sentence examples for the standoff when from inspiring English sources

Gao Lirong, the propaganda director for the Huaxiang township, brusquely refused to comment on the standoff when reached by telephone.

David Fry, another defendant, was also in the spotlight during the standoff when he refused to surrender in the final hours of the occupation, telling live listeners on YouTube that he was ready to die.

The notes included information about the Federal Bureau of Investigation's use of pyrotechnic gas on April 19 , 1993 the final day of the standoff, when the compound burned and Mr. Koresh and about 80 followers died.

In August 1999, Mr. Johnston helped reignite controversy over the standoff when he wrote to Ms. Reno that "I have formed the belief that facts may have been kept from you -- and quite possibly are being kept from you even now, by components of the department".

The leaders of the two factions were in the midst of negotiating an end to the standoff when two Patriot militiamen were seized by Loyalists outside the stockade.

Video from media outlets showed the conclusion of the standoff, when the man suddenly emerged from the front of the AM/PM store in the 13500 block of South Beach Boulevard and fired at deputies, who returned fire, killing him, about 12 30 a.m.

While Republicans cast their votes citing their desire to keep spending in check, Democrats pointed back to the consequences of the summer standoff, when the nation came close to a historic default on its debt and its credit rating was subsequently downgraded by Standard and Poor's.

Last August, Mr. Johnston helped reignite controversy over the Waco standoff when he wrote to Ms. Reno.

Many Republicans say that they already made significant concessions in the area of taxes during the last budget standoff, when their party agreed to $600 billion in tax increases as part of a deal struck on New Year's Eve.

Anonymous sources have opaque motivations: an issue that is made more pressing by the Labour leadership standoff when it is unclear whether a "senior Labour source" might be a pro- or anti-Corbyn source.

Both sides were in a standoff when the Legislature recessed in June.