diplomatic incident

The last thing she needed now was another diplomatic incident.

The last thing we could afford now is some kind of diplomatic incident.

Do it now or take personal responsibility for a major diplomatic incident.

If they kill each other, does that count as a diplomatic incident?

The media related to the confrontation as a diplomatic incident.

The outcome of this ancient diplomatic incident is not known.

On the other hand, if Li wanted to create a diplomatic incident, that was his problem.

I'm afraid this may have the making of a diplomatic incident."

And they definitely had the potential to cause ugly diplomatic incidents.

Then again, if we haven't caused a diplomatic incident yet, probably this is the time.

If any one of them hurts himself, a diplomatic incident!"

The riot created an international diplomatic incident with the government of Italy.

Indeed, Baguio does not seem like a city at the center of an international diplomatic incident.

"Captain, there's no need to set off a diplomatic incident.

"That may cause a diplomatic incident, but I don't care."

"Then I'll put a call into her office at once, see if she isn't available to discuss this potential diplomatic incident."

"I'm not looking forward to any diplomatic incidents, but my big problem is that I only have one ship.

Until the most recent diplomatic incident, he said, "we kept a low profile" at the request of the involved governments.

Guatemala's history of human rights abuses led to an embarrassing diplomatic incident recently.

If he dies, out here, it's going to cause a full-fledged diplomatic incident.

This was an unprecedented diplomatic incident and a rare display of public anger by the King.

The larger ship did not back down, however, and what had been a small diplomatic incident between two nation-states of information quickly moved toward war.

The British were eager to avoid a diplomatic incident.

I assure you that my embassy will not make a diplomatic incident of what happened today."

On the contrary, his activities created various diplomatic incidents.