There were confrontational meetings in Washington and in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique.
Some of them are likely to be interested in having a serious discussion; others are just there to be confrontational.
There are myriad China policies on myriad fronts, some of which are confrontational and some of which are collaborative.
Professional kitchens are confrontational.
They said there had been confrontational meetings of employees as well as screaming matches in offices, as senior executives worried about making their aggressive quarterly ad sales goals.
Remember you are not there to judge or be confrontational.
"For instance, if one is a super avoider and the other is confrontational, there will be friction in the marriage," said Dr. Kuhlman, who with his wife, Patricia Schell Kuhlman, runs marriage training programs at stayhitched.com.
"Obama doesn't start off confrontational, but he will be confrontational if there is resistance to the notion that there are other equities".
There are important caveats there: clumsiness is different from a willingness to be confrontational, and can cost you badly.
In being confrontational with cameras, there is a fine line between making a point and looking like a dumbass.
