Sentence examples for uneasy status from inspiring English sources

The allied bombardments have not so far done little apart from preserve the uneasy status quo.

They're not rookies, by any means, but neither are they professionals, and one strength of the film is the tension that springs from this uneasy status.

The introverted scholar will also seek to reshape relations with Beijing although she has promised to uphold the uneasy status quo between democratic Taiwan and one-party China.

The restaurant's uneasy status as a pioneer of a movement (rustic, farm-fresh) that has changed over time is encapsulated in the emphasis on vegetables even as there is not much for a vegetarian to eat.

In the middle are Mr. Yi and other senior Methodist officials, who have to decide whether to maintain the uneasy status quo or move the Latino congregation to a different site and give the building to Mr. Peng and his wife and co-pastor, the Rev. Qibi She.

While Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of Japan said he had made the purchase to prevent the islands from falling into the hands of Tokyo's nationalist governor, China reacted with anger at the move, which it viewed as upsetting an uneasy status quo in which each side had avoided provoking the other.

As a generation we remain as confused as ever, reluctant to pin our political colours to the mast, but still uneasy with the status quo.

Since the April day in 1899 when Americans formally took over the island, Puerto Ricans have felt uneasy about their status within the United States.

In 1978,* two years after the separatist Parti Québécois came to power, Dunn and his mother, uneasy about their status as English-speakers, moved to a property that Dunn's grandmother had bought as a vacation home, just across the Canadian border in Vermont.

The questions were asked of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates by Air Force personnel who were clearly uneasy about the status of their service after the ouster last week of the two top Air Force officials following an inquiry into the mishandling of nuclear weapons or components.

"I find the idea of fame terrifying and I just want to bury my head in the work a little bit", Antonia confesses, adding that she feels rather uneasy about the cult status her role in Misfits has brought.