11.   In some ways, the standoff was inevitable.

12.   In the meantime, a long standoff is likely to further weaken the franc.

13.   It also remained possible that there might be a standoff between the courts and the executive branch in Florida.

14.   Lucky is a guy whose first international standoff is with a country that shares the goal of ending it peacefully.

15.   Not only was the standoff with Iraq showing signs of being resolved but the Fed had lowered interest rates several weeks earlier, setting the stage for economic revival.

16.   Now that the nuclear standoff is over, the United States has found a new use for its warning systems.

17.   Rais, on the other hand, said earlier that such a standoff would be no problem.

18.   Standoff was largely the name of the game, and it seemed prudent to put up with that fact.

19.   The current standoff is only the latest in a tense history between the two men.

20.   The standoff is offically over.