She would be of little use to him in the final confrontation he knew was coming.

Mind you, he's not the sort to back down in a confrontation.

You will have to take the lead in direct confrontation,?

Two white police officers were killed early in the confrontation.

In a direct confrontation with his former friend, he would lose quickly.

"I did not mean to get involved in a confrontation," she told him.

His party said later that two people were killed in a confrontation with soldiers.

Now, these two issues are joined in direct and open confrontation.

The two on their feet were going to engage in a physical confrontation.

The only wonder was that the man could stand and speak at all in such a confrontation.