If two adults are playing roles they can adopt quite a confrontational stance, challenging the children to act as mediators.

Despite the singer's plea, he takes a confrontational stance, telling his girl, "I'd rather see you dead than with another man."

Their renewed sense of pride has been accompanied by a new and, in some ways, more confrontational stance toward Israel.

There are those who say that a confrontational stance will backfire politically on the Democrats.

They told him they were concerned with Phillips's confrontational stance.

In my view, government and businesses should be working together rather than government adopting a confrontational stance.

"We're certainly not adopting a confrontational stance toward him," the official said.

Most people respond better to a positive co-operative position than to a confrontational stance.

But most take a less confrontational stance, putting a greater emphasis on the possibilities of dialogue with Muslims to overcome problems.

In the meantime, the agency, which is nearly two years old, seems reluctant to adopt the confrontational stance of American investigators.