They had even done an informal background check on his trainer, heard that his trainer was suspected of being a steroid dealer, and then gave him access to the clubhouse anyway--didn't want to confront Bonds--didn't want to confront the problem.

NPR: Book Accuses Bonds of Using Performance Drugs

Now, the regional commander General Simbering says his troops won't confront the OPM fighters and he has promised they will no longer carry weapons into the villages.

BBC: Truce agreed in Irian Jaya

Lee Kuan Yew, the former Singaporean leader, has said that Chinese leaders recognize they can't confront the U.S. militarily until they have overtaken it in terms of the development and application of technology.

WSJ: New Beijing Leader's 'China Dream'

He won't confront any limits from the authorities.

FORBES: Magazine Article

We make decisions today in a military that will confront challenges we can't imagine.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

"People don't want to confront an armed person at home, " said Garen J.

WSJ: Arizona gun proponents launch free gun program

For the next month at least, impeachment is something the 535 members of the House and Senate won't have to confront.

CNN: "It May Blow Up On You"

President Bush will make certain that we are combating terrorism at the source, beyond our shores, so we don't have to confront it, or we reduce of confronting it here in New York City, or in Chicago or in Los Angeles or in Miami or in the rural areas of America.

CNN: Giuliani: 'Thank God that George Bush is our president'

But he soon realized he needed to confront the powerful doctors who don't like to admit to mistakes or that those mistakes cost lives.

FORBES: Special Surgery

Look, instead, at our up- and down-market grades, and you have to confront the fact that a bull market doesn't last forever and that you may not have the stamina to survive a bear one.

FORBES: The Prevalence of Fads

The TWU membership is notoriously factional, with some parts pushing for the union to more aggressively confront the MTA. If Mr. Samuelsen doesn't appear to be fighting hard enough or if he looks to be getting too cozy with management he could face an internal insurrection.

WSJ: Union Terms MTA Tactics 'An Outrage'

If riots and coups aren't risk enough, O'Brien is moving into El Salvador and Honduras to confront a rival with far more resources.

FORBES: Babble Rouser

Syracuse will confront Indiana on Thursday with its 2-3 zone, typically tough for teams that aren't used to seeing that sort of system.

WSJ: No Florida Gulf Coasts: Top 4 seeds in East Region