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How to use the word vis-à-vis in a Sentence?

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Both sides have started to adjust their perceptions of the value of trilateral security cooperation and the costs of bilateral antagonism vis-a-vis North Korea.

Corey Wallace

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The potential for the Russians to engage in material escalation vis-à-vis Ukraine and other issues involving core European national security, and whether or not the Americans are able to effectively and multilaterally respond with our allies, I think is a very big question, and frankly, it is the most consequential of the geopolitical challenges that Biden will have faced to date of his first year.

Ian Bremmer

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I judge the Chinese through their actions, in addition to the significant increase in Chinese defense expenditures and the historic modernization of the PLA, Chinese demonstrable intent has been seen in its assertive and aggressive action – most pronounced vis-a-vis Taiwan, but also in other parts of the world.

Heino Klinck

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Our preventive measures have been very effective. We are in a much better position vis-a-vis other countries.

Nivedita Gupta

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Have a more general conversation about concerns : what are you worried about vis-à-vis work -- your partner seeing you work being one of those -- and why you worry about them.

Jennifer Petriglieri

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Contact tracing is something that we were beyond weeks ago, they need something that shows how we are doing vis-a-vis social distancing, which statistically models what we are about to be in for, so as to predict patient load.

Josh Mendelsohn

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It is a broader problem that does not only tie to what happened in the past couple of weeks, but a broader one is : What is the Sarhang Hamasaeed policy towards Iraq ? There was an Iraqi criticism always that the US does not have a policy and a strategy for its focus on Iraq, there's a strategy focused on ISIS that has an Iraq component, there's a strategy toward Iran that has an Iran component, but if you neutralize those two elements, what is the Sarhang Hamasaeed policy vis-a-vis Iraq ?

Sarhang Hamasaeed

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This is what we did overnight vis-a-vis military targets of the Iranian Al Quds force and Syrian military targets in Syria after a barrage of rockets was launched at Israel.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I have made clear that whoever hurts us, we will hurt him, this is what we did overnight vis-a-vis military targets of the Iranian Al Quds force and Syrian military targets in Syria after a barrage of rockets was launched at Israel.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

What the President did vis-a-vis the President of Ukraine just removed all doubt that we had to act.

Nancy Pelosi

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This has proven to be very unwise given the circumstances, and this huge degree of fear and anxiety amongst people of Hong Kong vis-à-vis the mainland of China, which we were not sensitive enough to feel and grasp.

Carrie Lam

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think launching a trade or tech war vis-à-vis any country is not appropriate, first, it's not( the) best way to defend national security, second it's not( the) best way to defend the ecosystem.

President Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We are sounding the alarm that Germany and Europe are falling behind in space vis-a-vis China and the United States, we're at a critical juncture to ensure we stay in the top league.

Dirk Hoke

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

JACK NICHOLSON: My point of view, while extremely cogent, is unpopular. LOS ANGELES TIMES: Which is? JACK NICHOLSON: That the repressive nature of the legalities vis-a-vis drugs are destroying the legal system and corrupting the police system. LOS ANGELES TIMES: Let's talk about acting for a minute.

Jack Nicholson

added by Normando
5 years ago

There are justified doubts about whether a company that is close to the Chinese government can credibly achieve these security standards, which are imperative for such highly sensitive applications, it is self-evident that we will reach all decisions independently and responsibly in line with our interests, also vis a vis our partners.

Peter Beyer

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The draft submitted by the United States delegation was written for regime change disguised as care for people. We've seen all of this already vis a vis Libya, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan.

United States

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I don't see brick and mortar stores seeing a big benefit from this ruling vis-a-vis their key online competitors, large online retailers who compete with the likes of Walmart and Target have already been collecting and remitting sales tax for some time now because they saw the writing on the wall.

Brian Kirkell

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Beyond France's prestige and commercial opportunities, an effective French diplomacy must ask what levers it can use vis-à-vis recalcitrant actors, it seems this basic question is no longer being asked in Paris.

Jalel Harchaoui

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Japan and South Korea may comply with the proposed U.S. reimposition of Iranian sanctions on the concern of losing the U.S. security umbrella vis-à-vis North Korea.

Ehsan Khoman

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I think overall things are in a better place for Ukraine vis-à-vis the U.S..

Fabrice Pothier

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

[ Russia’s ] leaders have embraced a wide range of tools — information warfare in all its forms, including subversion, deception, dis - and misinformation, this toolkit has deep historical roots in the Soviet era and performs the function of the equalizer that in the eyes of The Kremlin is intended to make up for Russia’s weakness vis a vis the West.

Eugene Remer

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

For us, we are interested in having a predictable partner, a predictable vis a vis for the dialogue.

Dmitry Peskov

Found on CNN
7 years ago

We are confident that the decision that was made vis-à-vis the Keystone pipeline is entirely consistent with all of our international obligations, including our obligations under NAFTA.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Russia has a distinct advantage over everyone in understanding how Indian bureaucracy works, given the level of trust that exists in the Indian establishment vis-a-vis Russia.

Nandan Unnikrishnan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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