From that position, they would hail the ship, offering assistance, and try to determine the situation confronting them.

He managed some perspective from the situation confronting the Knicks.

"But as of this moment," Gibbs continued, "we have a more pressing situation confronting us."

They had anticipated a long meeting, to learn the new situation confronting them and the challenges they must overcome.

After the war, in the troubled economic situation then confronting Germany, the business failed to prosper and by the late 1920s faced bankruptcy.

The situation confronting the woman in our society is somewhat different [from that of the man].

But the Rangers also have a peculiar situation confronting them.

Now we'll have a few reports on the situation confronting us.

That is the situation confronting the European farmer.

But three considerations made the situation confronting Alexander and his colleagues seem particularly grave.