The two sides in this showdown are typically portrayed in religious terms: the Islamists, who support the Brotherhood, and the secularists, who stand with the military.
This showdown is based on fact, though the specifics are imagined; the scene is a group of actors finishing up the first rehearsal of "Orson's Shadow" on a rainy December day in Pasadena.
That meant the showdown was off.
Only this time, the showdown is taking place amidst a massive debate over the future of U.S. tax policy and the push for major entitlement reform.
This latest showdown was reportedly quite the scene.
Everybody knew where this last-16 showdown was heading from an early point in the second half – possibly even sooner – and yet it might have needed only a single penalty.
The first pitch of this season's ongoing Yankees-Red Sox showdown was thrown by — who else? — Tim Wakefield: a lazily arriving called strike.
The first pitch of this season's ongoing Yankees-Red Sox showaswn was thrown by who else?—Tim Wakefield: a lazily arriving called strike.
The showdown was averted.
