Standoff Sentence Examples

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  • In the final mission in the last standoff room, there's a door in between the twin bunkers that will not open.

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  • The standoff between India and Pakistan over who owns the mountainous Kashmir region remains lethal.

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  • Oxfam warned that such obstinacy from the EU and the resultant standoff between major trading powers would ultimately harm developing countries.

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  • Union officials predict strikes could end the standoff that could result from this problem, but with cheaper labor in other countries, bottom-line prices may have the final word.

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  • Nick immediately recognizes Vincent as the man who killed Roz, and they have a standoff.

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  • The remainder of 1997 was a tense standoff, with the station unwilling to either kill or run the story.

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  • Although a later agreement ended the standoff, the move raised grave concerns about Russia 's dependability as a supplier of energy.

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  • The package of incentives and penalties, backed by six world powers, seeks to defuse a standoff over Iran 's nuclear program.

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  • After a tense standoff, at nightfall, the police left, having been thwarted in their attempt to destroy the fields.

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  • In the meantime, Saldivar engaged in a 10-hour standoff with police as she sat in her pick-up truck with a gun pointed at her head.

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  • Chris McGreal outlines the crisis facing Hamas as it attempts to find a way of resolving the standoff in Gaza.

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  • Although a later agreement ended the standoff, the move raised grave concerns about Russia's dependability as a supplier of energy.

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  • There then followed a standoff, with Pete guarding 2-back and Dave Penult.

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  • The package of incentives and penalties, backed by six world powers, seeks to defuse a standoff over Iran's nuclear program.

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  • The benefits of our policy are evident in the current standoff with Iran.

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  • Imagine the current nuclear standoff with the West caused Iran to shut off their oil supply... The oil price would go BERSERK.

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  • There was a tense standoff with the police, the protesters accusing them of protecting the " warmongers ".

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  • Secondly, the large standoff range means that the aircraft can remain well clear of the bomb 's effects.

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  • The first operational use of the new standoff weapon system called Storm Shadow has also been an outstanding success.

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  • Indirect fire weapons can deny enemy helicopters the use of masked, standoff positions.

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