No question that sectarian violence must be confronted by the Iraqi government and a better trained police force, yet we're making progress.
Some will be confronted by a growing mountain of debt early in the New Year as Christmas bills start to pour in.
Tourists are also bound to be confronted by requests for money.
Say no and he will be confronted by a coalition of the victims of phone hacking, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and some Tory MPs.
While Francois Hollande resists austerity, he will be confronted by realities.
But there is a growing sense that Japan's problems - debt, deflation and demographics - must be confronted by policymakers and voters and not ignored for too much longer.
After getting pounded by the Senate Finance Committee, Geithner was quickly sworn in by the president, only to be confronted by the toughest financial crisis of the last seven decades.
Where al Qaeda and its allies attempt to establish a foothold -- whether in Somalia or Yemen or elsewhere -- they must be confronted by growing pressure and strong partnerships.
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You can travel for hours though pristine terrain and only occasionally be jolted from your reverie by turning a bend in the river to be confronted by the raw scar of a Chinese-financed dam under construction.
Business was booming and the East Bay Express did an article (February 2007) on his tactics, which included using hot young women to lure the cheating men to a rendezvous at a restaurant only to be confronted by the Mrs. during dinner.
"That's what started it all, " said Ms. Aronin, who attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and was all set, at age 18, to accept an apprenticeship at the Falmouth Playhouse, a summer-stock theater, only to be confronted by a scene that was way too gritty: A drunk roommate.
Imagine my shock when I arrived in England bursting with all that knowledge gleaned from the books I had read and from a few well-behaved British tourists I had met in my town, only to be confronted by the screaming headlines of the tabloids and pictures of scantily-clad models baring most of their assets.
John Hess was as magnanimous as could be expected when confronted by reporters after the meeting.
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Chaudhry went to Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, only to be confronted with a counter-demonstration organized by a pro-government party intent on disrupting his appearance.
And then, be confronted with someone who would tear it down by false testimony, by lies under oath.
They would also be among the last times when humans were confronted by a land where creatures more powerful than themselves were sovereign.
The fact that they and myriad others must be confronted, assessed and rapidly responded to virtually simultaneously by officials in the executive branch, members of Congress, the press and interested elements of the public at large invites incoherent or inappropriate U.S. policies.
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This would all be academic of course, except that internationally Obama is being confronted by terrorists.
Luckily, the four suicide bombers, assumed to be linked to al-Qaeda, blew themselves up when confronted by security officers.
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But the Swiss's concentration seemed to be affected at the beginning of that game when he was confronted by a spectator, who breached the security and appeared to wave a flag in Federer's face before belatedly being wrestled to the ground.
Such are the perils confronted by independent counsels who are truly independent and refuse to be swayed by the parties writing the check.
Under a particular set of facts it could be that both Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman reasonably believed they were being confronted by unlawful violence from the other, and therefore that both thought they had to use force to defend themselves.
The Cape Verdian referee had to be sheilded by security in the middle of the pitch as furious Masry players confronted officials.
As the trials progressed, Koreans were confronted with the question of how much the sins of the past should be judged by the standards of the present.
Abol Fotoh would go on to become part of the "middle generation" of Muslim Brotherhood leaders who were more pragmatic than some of the old guard who had confronted the Nasser regime in the 1960s and remained skeptical that headway could be made by participating in the country's flawed electoral process.
And so, instead of being confronted with a sudden crisis that prompts real change, South Africa appears to be drifting - sustained by an expanding middle class and buoyant local economy - while the water in the pot keeps getting steadily hotter.
Moreover, Congressional willingness to invest the necessary sums even if confronted by a Soviet resumption of its build-up of recent years can hardly be assumed.
Before the hearing began, Sandra Steingraber, a leader of New Yorkers Against Fracking, confronted Martens and demanded the environmental review and regulations be put on hold and a comprehensive health impact analysis be done by an independent investigator.
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