Suddenly there is a standoff as Frank's guys appear with their weapons.

忽然，弗兰克的朋友们现身，形势成为了一个僵局。

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This won't be a standoff or a dogfall.

这不会是一个僵局或平局。

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And financial aid for the beleaguered auto industry is being stalled by a political standoff.

而且由于政客们的僵持，对危机四伏的汽车工业的财政支持也在被拖延着。

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A famous standoff took place there when boats arrived from each direction, and neither captain would back off.

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The Brazilian leader said he told Mr.Zelaya not to give the interim government a pretext to resort to violence in the standoff.

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French President Nicholas Sarkozy urged Mr.Assad, during a conference in France last July, to use his influence to help resolve Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.

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During that time, the United States waged multiple wars, built a lot of weapons and engaged in a hair-trigger nuclear standoff with a geopolitical adversary with hegemonic designs.

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In a nutshell, there's an enduring standoff between a French-led group of member states wary of ceding more sovereignty and a German-led one wary of sharing more risks.

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So we have a bit of a standoff here and we have a lot of mixed messages, as well, coming from Iran.

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