| biggest showdown | 0.26 | Those two Sundays are shaping up as the biggest showdowns of the sweep month. | |||
| diplomatic showdown | 0.26 | He also said Beijing did not see the dispute as having strained relations more severely than past diplomatic showdowns. | |||
| early showdown | 0.26 | What truly set the tone for April, though, was two early showdowns with Schilling. | |||
| eventual showdown | 0.26 | He is angling for an eventual showdown with undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. | |||
| ideological showdown | 0.26 | The race is cast as an ideological showdown, with comic sidelights. | |||
| impending showdown | 0.26 | But passions on the peninsula remain in check and there is no evidence of any impending military showdown. | |||
| inevitable showdown | 0.26 | An apparent inevitable showdown with Iraq. | |||
| intriguing showdown | 0.26 | With the victory, the Knicks set up an intriguing early showdown in the Atlantic Division with the Miami Heat this week. | |||
| last showdown | 0.26 | George Bush and Al Gore paced and sparred in a town hall session, one last showdown on a common stage. | |||
| likely showdown | 0.26 | Could the likely showdown be a great matchup? | |||
| one-on-one showdown | 0.26 | Hakeem and Shaq are headed for a pay-per-view, one-on-one showdown. | |||
| past showdown | 0.26 | This matchup lacked the intensity of the past October showdowns between the Yankees and Braves. | |||
| presidential showdown | 0.26 | As a rule, the White House does everything in its power to produce a favorable economic climate in the months before the presidential showdown. | |||
| previous showdown | 0.26 | Johnson has a victory and three no-decisions in the previous four showdowns. | |||
| recent showdown | 0.26 | The recent Senate showdown that saw the death of the hate-crimes bill was riveting drama. |