Similar words: stand off, stand on, stand out, standout, standard of living, on and off, kind of, fend off. Meaning: n. 1. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided 2. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand.
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1 Dole navigates the treacherous waters of the budget standoff.
2 This standoff has provoked some early legal maneuvering as prosecutors and defense attorneys jockey for advantage.
3 The Lima standoff seems to signal a return to overt political action by Tupac Amaru.
4 After a standoff,(www.Sentencedict.com) they took Deily into custody and questioned him Wednesday night.
5 The political standoff led to a six-month delay in passing this year's budget.
6 As the standoff continued, the lull in the crisis provided the opportunity for a negotiated settlement, which Washington strongly favored.
7 A standoff ensued as hostages begged troops not to fire.
8 We pulled together during the standoff, particularly when it appeared that the news media was somehow running down our community.
9 As the standoff continued in Suva, Commonwealth foreign ministers met in London on Tuesday.
10 The standoff over appointments and confirmations appears likely to deepen as the backlog grows.
11 By contrast, the Justus Township standoff has been notable for the lack of any official statements.
12 So when a blizzard or a budget standoff sends them home, some federal workaholics resort to extreme measures.
13 The legal standoff is another twist in the case that has riveted the United States.
14 President Clinton argues that the Great Budget Standoff of 1995 involves a conflict not over dollars, but values.
15 Nine hour standoff is over in Florida.
16 In a standoff, Luke produced a thermal detonator.
17 The political standoff ended when the army took over.
18 The continuing standoff has the Central Asian nation concerned about further violence.
19 That young lady had a standoff - don't - touch - me air.
20 You've got your Mexican standoff, your Russian roulette, your Chinese water torture.
21 After a tense standoff, the marchers agreed to board government buses to Deyang, the county seat.
22 But outside the battered congress building few passersby look twice at yet another standoff between demonstrators and riot police.
23 His death came about five hours after a 13-hour standoff ended when Smith shot himself in the temple with a revolver.
24 However, after a prolonged legal battle, Fleiss said she is ready to end her standoff with state authorities.
25 But the charges Thursday were not related to the standoff.
26 The arrests are widely as linked to the iron - ore - price standoff.
27 This anti-government group was founded in 1993 after the standoff in Waco, Texas.
28 President Bush says there is no question that the Iranian nuclear standoff can be resolved diplomatically.
29 Day 85 : Two guys are equally strong. The fight ended a standoff.
30 Frantic negotiations were conducted through the UN's Emergency Security Council and unofficial channels hair-trigger standoff.
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