She knew how strong she was-and in a head-on confrontation, Madoc would win over her.

The Governor's plan represents a head-on confrontation with a seemingly intractable problem and with powerful business groups, most notably the insurance industry.

William knew the time had come for an unpleasant but necessary head-on confrontation.

Their public turnaround and ultimatum was a remarkable shift toward a head-on confrontation with their Chinese hosts.

I'd hoped you were different, especially after your head-on confrontations with Heimdall.

Meeting the coach competition necessitated a more risky strategy: head-on confrontation at the low-price end of the market.

He said a head-on confrontation might be quixotic.

Even if one gets different results, they are still publishable without necessarily running into head-on confrontation with the earlier claims.

But Sun is not describing its move as a head-on confrontation with Microsoft.

The suggested compromise may enable the Administration and the Senate to avoid a head-on confrontation over the treaty.