And then it's the weekly face-off between David Cameron and Ed Miliband at prime minister's questions.
There was a clear face-off between the Shah's guards and armies and the rest of the people.
Every face-off in pouring rain can be traced to the drenched battles in a half-dozen Kurosawa classics.
In the beginning of this face-off, it seemed reasonable that I give Pi the worst possible odds.
And it would be fun to face-off against yourself as your character develops and you get more powerful.
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In the competitive jostling of the women, we sense the eternal face-off of beauty against the beast of time.
Three Democrats are vying for the opportunity to face-off with D'Amato in November.
The debate will be the first showdown for the Democratic presidential hopefuls since the October 30 face-off in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Needless to say, he won every face-off, though his success seems due as much to technique as to upper body strength.
Having lost so badly in the first face-off, Mr Bush's second and third performances were bound to look better by contrast.
After Marcus Foligno won a face-off in the Rangers' end, Stafford scored.
The 30 Rock star challenged the Senator to a tax return face-off.
Kirk Maltby took a pass from Draper at his own blueline and went end-to-end, beating Irbe with a high wrist shot from the face-off circle.
This evening, the Texas Longhorns and Oregon State Beavers will face-off in the 20th annual Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, TX.
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But personalities are probably the least important factor in this face-off.
On the eve of the Obama-Romney face-off on foreign policy, the antiestablishment magazine has published a highly contentious article arguing that American manufacturing is NOT in decline.
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When Bristol launched the face-off, it pitted a less-potent Pravachol pill against the highest-dose Lipitor pill, aiming to show that higher doses didn't have much additional effect.
In the women's draw, Serena Williams meets Stefanie Voegele in the first round but it is her potential last eight face-off against Henin that has caught the eye.
This will be an interesting face-off between three pipeline giants.
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When Clemson and LSU face-off in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl, they will do so in a sold-out, temperature-controlled Georgia Dome in a game that is televised un-opposed on ESPN.
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But it is important to note that more of those in the survey identified themselves as Bush supporters than Gore supporters -- suggesting more of the governor's backers watched the face-off.
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Blackburn refused to lie down however, and having won a face-off in the opposing zone, were able to force the puck over the line, to set up a grandstand final minute's play.
That was made clear Sunday, when at least 18 people were killed in a face-off between members of a local cartel and a Mexican cartel in a frontier zone between Mexico and Guatemala.
The Rishon player, now preparing to enter military service, enjoyed a recent face-off in Metula, clanking on pads and skates in a locker room buzzing with Hebrew, Russian, Ukrainian and other languages from the former Soviet Union.
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Team New Zealand came out aggressively to make amends for Friday's blown spinnaker, which cost them race five, and skipper Dean Barker set up a classic America's Cup dial-up, where both boats hold still in a face-off.
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Listen to his current album, "Graduation, " which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, besting 50 Cent's "Curtis" in a much ballyhooed face-off, and you're more likely to hear the sounds of chests being thumped than backs being patted.
The World Series kicks-off tonight in San Francisco and millions will tune in to Fox to watch Cliff Lee face-off against Tim Lincucum (Cablevision subscribers will have to find something else to occupy their time as their battle with Fox rages on).
In late October the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League were locked in a scoreless tie with the New York Islanders when, suddenly, Sabres right wing Ales Kotalik scored on a booming shot from the top of the left face-off circle, one-timing a pass from Jaroslav Spacek past Islander goalie Rick DiPietro.
The concept is simple: If no candidate receives a majority on the initial ballot, then the top two vote-getters face off in a run-off.
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The Vics face play-off chasers Hereford and Morecambe in their next two Nationwide Conference games, with an FA Trophy tie at favourites Yeovil Town in between.
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