How To Use Facing In A Sentence

The woman sitting next to me had counseled children facing severe emotional and physical abuse for 20 years.
It was a brave gamble, a bid for power, by an ambitious, clever and canny politician who saw his career facing a premature end.
He admired Machiavelli for recognizing that sometimes our ends are mutually exclusive and for facing that fact unblinkingly.
She is facing some criticism about going to Hollywood to raise money for her reelection campaign.
The centre of these buildings was the great/zikkurat/, or temple-tower, square on its plan, and with the sides facing the cardinal points. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria

Falling masonry, backdrafts and explosions are all very real dangers facing a firefighter outside the training room.
Artemesia moved to the pianoforte that was along one of the walls, and sat down on the bench, facing away from the instrument and towards Scott.
Expect original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to not slash spending in customer-facing systems.
The bejewelled visitor to the Metropolitan Opera, facing a bank of paparazzi at the entrance.
Facing off against Daredevil's way coolist foe of the day, Death-Stalker, the team-up had a great moment when the villain grabbed GR's flaming skull and was freaked to find that he wouldn't die. DAREDEVIL #102 Marvel Comics, 1973
Marx said that the commodity exchange process thrilling leap from zero to include asset to the propertied people from the process is also facing such thrilling leap.
Whipping round, he found himself facing four figures in black military style combat gear and carrying guns and flashlights.
The savers are booking seats on the helicopter to an assured financial future, while millions are left facing ruin. Times, Sunday Times
Mindful of Ben Rhydding's new conservation area status, the developers have been careful to include design features like using local stone for wall facings and slate roofs to ensure they get planning approval.
Britain is facing a bungalow crisis as the demand for single-storey homes outstrips supply. Times, Sunday Times
This is a very important area in operations, which is facing a shortage of skilled manpower.
She used a sewing machine that dates from the 1960s, an efficient electric iron and modern components such as fusible interfacing. "Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930
On an ancient stone stump, about three feet thick and three feet high, used for securing ships by ropes to the shore, and called a bollard or holdfast, an elderly gentleman sits facing the land with his head bowed and his face in his hands, sobbing. Back to Methuselah
The type of damage being done to the cars ranges from wing mirrors being snapped off to glue being put in locks and tyres being slashed, with victims facing bills of hundreds of pounds.
If the craft had kept the same attitude permanently, then that side facing the Sun would have baked.
Whatever the reason, I'll be wishing him well because, in our adversarial, interrogative culture, there's still a place for Parkinson's gentlemanly, self-effacing approach.
Some days she was listless, propped up facing the window, watching sunlight clock across the valleyed bedclothes. Spin
The council wanted a handy city centre venue where younger mums could share a coffee and discuss matters with other people facing similar challenges.
Though self-effacing "It isn't my personality to be particularly proud of what I do" the composer seems to recognize his legacy as arguably the only living film composer with both classical credentials and name recognition among everyday moviegoers. The Last Movie Maestro
The recent diminution on the international scene of these three nations means less illustrious sides are no longer gripped with a fear factor when facing what have tended to be considered behemoths of the game.
No doubt Mr Mutley is well aquatinted with the way dogs mate, having mounted the lady dog the chap dog turns around and then they commence to perform the filthy act facing away from each other, having smelt pedigree chum on a dogs breath I cant say that I blame them. Double Jeopardy
Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment.
With white lights twinkling around the street-facing windows, a single red rose on our table and the candle lamp glowing between us, our fondue dinner felt almost romantic.
Heads, we go that way --" he indicated the direction in which they were facing -- "tails, we do a rightabout-face. Storm Over Warlock
He's slowly painting a picture on an easel that's facing away from you.
Any scholar wishing to understand the future lawmaking challenges facing this African state would be well-advised to read this book.
One of our current realities is that the State of Florida is facing declining tax revenues, and is balancing its books on the backs of schoolchildren. Discourse.net: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Still Doesn't Have Our Interests at Heart
Other measures in the plan include new lane markings, anti-skid surfacing and several hundred yards of bus lane on Brighton Way up to the roundabout.
She sat facing the space between the conversers pouring tea for them when their cups were empty.
Ill eneugh to keep the doors open as it is, let be facing Whitsunday and Martinmas — an auld leather pock there is, Maister Francie, in ane of worthy Maister Bindloose the sheriff-clerk’s pigeon-holes, in his dowcot of a closet in the burgh; and therein is baith charter and sasine, and special service to boot; and that will be chapter and verse, speer when ye list.” Saint Ronan's Well
It does leave race-goers here facing a potentially ticklish problem, however.
Facing him across the bleached wooden plank, Melissa became aware of an extraordinary change in his manner.
A former minister in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet, another lawmaker and a top former bureaucrat are in jail facing charges of corruption in a 2008 allotment of airwave to carry telephone signals. Coal India's Overseas Plans on Hold
This may reflect the differences in soil moisture regimes between the east-facing and the west-facing plots.
It is appropriate therefore to see the state and its actors as facing strategic choices within constraints.
If you have gypsum wallboard, avoid pressing too hard or you will cut through its paper facing.
The spiky heals were imprinted in the ground and the toe part was facing Ginger.
Finally, although I didn't hear that Weiner was facing any charges, I'm also taken by this day-after-the-confession "we're going to follow you around the neighborhood" shot in the NYT in which the press not only frames Weiner as someone officials would call "a person of interest," but, like a guy out on bail, we see the visual media starting to own not just the title of paparazzi, but also the "lurker" role. Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: Media's Weiner Pictures: Who's Getting Dirty Now?
Salmon farmers are warning of the severe crisis facing the industry.
He said the worries of the farmers facing the shortage of green fodder for their cattle may soon be over.
After facing a barrage of criticism from the aircraft industry, the federal government issued a call for a single tender last December, just days after Chretien left office.
In cities where blocks were laid out with rear access, separate houses were sometimes built behind the privies, facing the alleys and creating almost invisible low rent districts.
Facing the dilemmas of ethical behaviour in a decidedly unethical society is the harder choice.
It is not just the animals that are quivering in the waiting room - the owners are quaking at the thought of facing the vet's bill!
Dragging the quilt around her she climbed out of bed and going to the east-facing window, she peered out. MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE
Students also undertake company projects to gain experience of issues facing actual businesses. Times, Sunday Times
We want the French government to take its responsibilities and put an end to this particularly difficult time we are facing. Times, Sunday Times
Once resurfacing from the water, hair in his eyes, he could see Jo laughing, not so discreetly slapping her thigh in mirth.
He ordered a cup of black coffee and a Danish, added a liberal amount of milk, then found a stool facing the boarding gates and sat down.
There is no facing Italian text or detailed commentary. The Times Literary Supplement
Are we facing deflation or inflation? Times, Sunday Times
This plan, if it ever existed, has been very much obscured by burgages facing Magdalene Street.
This is the tantalising choice you will be facing this week. The Sun
We were roughly manhandled and told to stand facing the wall with our hands behind our heads.
The spaces are situated on a slope below an existing north-facing house.
The challenges facing its new government are enormous. Times, Sunday Times
Place your hands on the table with the palms facing upwards.
For help on which questions to ask, see our handy decision tree, facing page. Times, Sunday Times
Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs.
The first semi-final round will have the debonair Tony O'Neill, representing 3: AM Magazine, facing off against the fetching Maureen Tkacik (pronounced "Tay-sick," the announcer is told), representing The Crier or something. July 2007
A dining room next to the living room, of 26 m², large family table, beautiful chimney with insert, two large French windows facing the sea, the third on to the albizzias.
We are facing an ecological disaster. Times, Sunday Times
When the garment is ripped apart (facings, hem, everything) and the thread bits discarded, SEW THE GARMENT TOGETHER AGAIN -- just for practice! Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine
A few weeks later at a campaign rally in El Dorado, a south Arkansas oil town that was a hotbed of racism and pro-Wallace sentiment, Fulbright was asked what was the biggest problem facing America.
Everyone lines up in ranks, all facing the instructor.
Central to the latest McCain drive is an attempt to use against Mr. Obama the huge crowds and excitement he has drawn, including on his foreign trip last week, by promoting a view of him as more interested in attention and adulation than in solving the problems facing American families. The Early Word: Whose Narrative Is It, Anyway? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
‘It all leads to the same place - fear of the unknown, fear of letting go, facing your own death,’ she has confessed.
It was very difficult facing good spin bowlers on a wicket that sometimes bounced up around your shoulder and the next one's skidding straight through. Times, Sunday Times
Backing up their solutions is the largest customer-facing organization in the industry.
Changing economic circumstances and social aspirations have led to increased interest in rural life and in the particular problems facing rural people.
In the tradition of isolated rural buildings, the house is conceived as a singular gesture responding to the strength of the site: a grassy terrace overlooking a meandering river facing north up a spectacular valley, next to an old eucalypt. Bluff Farm House by Richard Cole Architecture
Pollen traps constructed from petroleum jelly on microscope slides were attached to vertical wooden laths facing the direction of the prevailing wind.
Meet the next big sector of the entertainment industry facing major disruption from the internet. Times, Sunday Times
Cooks at York old peoples' homes are facing the axe under a proposal to buy meals-on-wheels from York District Hospital for residents.
The original inhabitants carved them from soft volcanic rock and almost all are positioned around the coast facing inland. Times, Sunday Times
Contrary to a lawyer's yen for neatness there are few unambiguous signposts for modern medics facing this or many other ethical issues.
And I think they a little in denial of facing reality.
The group were formerly close-knit but are now a bunch of individuals moving in separate directions and facing different problems.
Yorkshire miners facing redundancy are set to benefit from an £11m Government package to help them find another job and regenerate the area.
Local police - once again, actors - raid the villa and unearth a stash of illegal porn, blaming its existence on the harangued party boys, who now believe themselves to be facing time in a Spanish lock-up.
In LA, fans urge her to write a cookbook for women facing the disease. Times, Sunday Times
The main problem they are facing is what to use for their roofing.
All windows are triple glazed, and the south-facing facade has large glass sections that let in daylight and keep the need for artificial light to a minimum. Times, Sunday Times
No one can outrun someone by running backwards, so don't try… if you are facing someone and decide to run, step cornerwise back, turning and running at the same time.
The vote comes as the new National Intelligence estimate shows Iraq is facing what it calls daunting challenges over the next year and a half. CNN Transcript Feb 4, 2007
The scale of the crisis facing Yorkshire schools emerged last night, with more than 250 teaching jobs to be axed following a Government-funding fiasco.
Because of the hot land wind which occurs at night, openings facing the inland direction should be closable. 3. Design rules
Why will they be the only ones facing a bleak future? The Sun
Inside, the statue sits in the west facing east because it is an Amitabha, Buddha of the Western Paradise.
Both nations have similar military capabilities but are facing budgetary pressures and want to cut defence spending. Times, Sunday Times
On a railway journey Mrs. Johnson liked to sit facing toward the engine.
The pallial eye is easy to notice when the snail lifts its operculum up and starts to come out of its shell with the aperture facing up. Cerithidea
It is a dilemma facing tens of thousands of passengers this weekend as they are forced to pay for longer stays abroad. Times, Sunday Times
She stopped in the middle of the fast lane facing opposite traffic, and a tanker carrying diesel fuel smashed head-on into the front of her car.
But on Wednesday, facing a volley of questions from his fans from different parts of Tamil Nadu might not have been that easy.
The country is facing a crisis unparalleled since the Second World War.
He's a very able person, but at the same time incredibly modest and self-effacing.
Millions are facing shortfalls on their endowments, an investment product sold heavily in the 1980s.
Manatees usually stay submerged for about two minutes before surfacing to breathe air.
Fusarium wilt kills plants by cutting off nutrient supply from the roots and is one of the biggest dangers facing lupin production in Europe and Russia.
THE Army is facing a recruitment crisis after a drive to swell the ranks proved a huge flop. The Sun
Their mortgage banks have suffered much less than ours and their taxpayers are facing much lower bills for bailing them out. Times, Sunday Times
He spoke ominously of the world facing "a war in Europe and possibly something greater".
Nineteen children's playgrounds may be facing the axe in the latest round of Lancaster City Council cost-cuts.
But they illustrate the second key task facing public schools: how to increase the academic content and standards for all students.
Ring leaders urged the baying mob, which included women and children as young as seven, to stand their ground despite facing mounted police galloping towards them at full charge.
Australia's third biggest bank is facing a difficult upcoming AGM as a well-regarded bank manager runs for the board against two old-timers with a bit of baggage.
`We are facing a crisis," he told her, `of inordinate proportions. A MEANS TO EVIL
She stayed there, facing away from him, the book clasped to her chest.
The financial problems facing hospital trusts are matched by a growing workforce gap. Times, Sunday Times
That leaves three attackers to be tried, as reported in the Times-Dispatch, unless one or more of the attackers is facing more than one trial. 6 CHS-UVa Attackers Plead Guilty at cvillenews.com
Put aside all Facing the misunderstanding to keep cool.
So I turned the car around, went back on myself to before the sharp bend and then turned the car round again so I was facing the way of my original direction before I saw the lights.
Training becomes especially important as the industry shifts more and more to just-in-time deliveries, while facing an increasing shortage of competent drivers.
Supposing the spaceplane is baselined as planned then how do astronauts plan on interfacing/mating with these earth bound supply spacecraft, and what kind of supplies (scientific experiments) will be required to return to earth. How Best to Access the ISS-and LEO? - NASA Watch
Many are still facing the uncertainty of life in refugee camps a year after leaving their homes.
The idea of state security from non-state (both militant and otherwise) aggressors is one of the major concerns facing the security of our country today. What To Do About Gitmo? | Heretical Ideas Magazine
This Ethiopian farmer is facing famine again and, to keep his eight children alive, has been reduced to collecting wood and grass from the bush to sell at market for two birr a bundle.
The study places the Eastern Arctic bowhead whale, Western arctic bowhead whale and the Eastern Hudson Bay beluga whale on the list of species facing imminent extinction.
Without this help cancer research would dry up and the same statistics would be facing us fifty years from now.
As we consider the dream of Jacob we find a man who stood alone and facing an uncertain future.
We did not know about that," Kriemler says, in characteristically self-effacing fashion. The Discreet Charm of Akris
The worse part was facing up to what I had done to myself and the hurt I had caused my family.
Then I noticed that a lot of debris, consisting of tree trimmings and garbage that people had thrown into the gully was rammed up against the side of the bridge facing the direction the water flowed from.
My notion is that the complicated issue of welfare is the biggest problem facing this nation and this society at this time.
Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. Rabindranath Tagore
The hockey mom, you know, \'oh, I\'m just a hockey mom\ '... and she\'s facing down President Putin ... OpEdNews - Quicklink: Matt Damon On Palin: "Like A Really Bad Disney Movie... Totally Absurd" (VIDEO)
The government is facing a new wave of opposition in the form of a student strike.
That is why she offers a cautionary tale about the parent traps facing all women.
Without a text to assist them they may prevaricate too long before facing the brutal truth.
It was possible to feel the antagonism and hatred of the two sets of guards facing each other across the frontier.
Old feelings from ninth grade were resurfacing.
These boards were erected vertically, butted side-by-side, to form the walls and then dressed out with furring strips and lath & plaster interior walls and the exterior covered with shiplap siding on the street-facing wall and tapered cypress weatherboard siding on the remaining exterior walls. Rebuilding New Orleans? « BuzzMachine
Place one piece of bubble pack, bubble facing down.
If growing a mango tree from seed, it should be planted with the rounded end facing upwards and be placed just below the surface of the soil.
Prison officials then instituted an hour a day of "psycho-educational teaching" for the prisoners, who were placed in cage-like outdoor cells arranged in a semicircle and facing a counselor.
The company's chief executive is facing the kind of challenge most oilmen would sell their Texas ranch for.
As usual, the hero was facing insuperable odds .
Veteran Democratic Rep. Leonard Boswell is facing a threat from Republican Brad Zaun. Statewide Races Could Tip House Contests
For most of the mission the orbiter will circle the Earth with the payload bay open and facing down towards the ground.
But lest anyone though he had been rewarded too much, he's now stuck in a grotty bedsit facing years on the waiting list for a council home. The Sun
A disgraced former building society finance director, who fleeced the company of more than £100,000 to cover up a string of thefts from a charity where he was treasurer, is facing Christmas behind bars.
Every question Crosse asked himself left him facing a spear of accusation.
She spoke of getting through surgery and facing chemo.
Nowadays, after a glossy makeover, it is a symbol of a thriving European city, facing a bright, optimistic future.
He felt at bay, like a very dim minister facing a hostile House.
One of the biggest problems facing the industry is finding suitable locations for new sites. Times, Sunday Times
The book could not have come at a worse time for Sarkozy, whose ruling right-of-centre UMP party is facing an onslaught by the extreme-right Front National in cantonal elections today. Book on Nicolas Sarkozy reveals what he really thinks about his ministers
The proposed closures come on top of six branches in Rochdale and Royton which have shut since June last year and a further seven branches in Heywood and Middleton which are facing the axe.
This "imbedded" piece, something we haven't seen much of since the original Iraqi invasion - showed some of our most experienced troops at their best, facing serious, daily peril and explaining the exasperating bureaucratic limitations imposed by the Pakistanis. 60 Minutes Goes "Imbedded" in Afghanistan
The battle was fought on a freezing cold Palm Sunday, with soldiers facing blizzards and sub-zero temperatures.
The threat of a flu epidemic is one of many problems facing scientists and public health authorities.
It is the "absoluteness" of the proponents 'convictions and the ruthless persecution of anyone who doesn't share their views that prevents not only a real conversation but new approaches or solutions to some of the problems facing our country. Old Enough to Vote, Enlist and Marry, but to Drink?
Potholing, creation of a steep-sided bowlshaped cavity, may be caused by loss of surfacing, basecourse erosion, advanced cracking under traffic or severe weather, or water-induced blowouts.
A month later union leaders were drafted in following fears the firm's wood mill was facing imminent closure, with more finished products being shipped in from abroad.
The new plan seems set to create a much more significant development more in keeping with its surroundings, unlike the dirty Portland stone and marble facings and 1960s concrete-style structures it replaces.
Stand with your feet apart and your hands facing upwards.
Then, when the sun goes down, the outer bark may freeze too quickly and split on the side last facing the sun.
The fact that the vault is also has a fasciated architrave on its north side, facing the seats, where it does not continue, suggests that it was opening above the adjoining seats. Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Odeion Report 1
For roughly cutting bricks the large trowel is used; for neater work such as facings, the bolster and club-hammer; the cold chisel is for general cutting away, and for chases and holes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
Facing death has given me an overwhelming desire to do something with more purpose and depth than my previous career. Times, Sunday Times
Harry boarded it and the man followed, selecting a seat several rows distant but facing Harry down the open carriage.
This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest.
They are currently facing a long legal battle in the US courts.
The construction sector is facing another painful year as government spending cuts bite. Times, Sunday Times
His sweat would've soaked through her breeches, but she sat sort of side-saddle, and her legs were facing the inside of the arena.
Facing them 200 yards away are the neat files of white sacks containing split peas and maize, each attended by companies of askari.
Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it. Joseph Conrad
A column, with a dial facing each street, was removed c.1774.
Then I dawdled in and found her lying on her side facing the wall. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery
The New York Times interviewed psychiatrists and depression specialists about the trauma facing fans.
Very promising and brave of them to move forward with the expansion when facing not only this economy, but also the threat of a narrowing gap between theatrical release and VOD video-on-demand dates and the ever- present worldwide problem of piracy. Ashley Wren Collins: Seeking Cinematic Sustenance in a Saturated World
The most common complication of laser resurfacing is hyperpigmentation - skin tone that turns darker than normal.
But the raw data represents a stark illustration of the problems facing forces nationwide as the society they police changes rapidly because of large-scale immigration. Times, Sunday Times
Used in ceramic tile, Mosaic facing juncture, because not bibulous, winter won't frozen, expansion, can prevent ceramic tile, Mosaic of spalling.
The Scottish Executive said it was aware of the problems facing the venison industry and was pressing the EU to lift the ban region by region.
Is this, in your judgment, purely coincidental that so many reporters suddenly are facing the prospect of jail?
His experience in a health care association familiarized him with the challenges facing health care, but his biggest asset is the sense of urgency and accountability he brings from the for-profit sector.
The photograph on the facing page shows a pair of pictures, illustrating two curved designs bending round towards each other.
The left facing, wings outstretched in-flight eagle on the obverse is from Christian Gobrecht’s 1836 Liberty Seated obverse. One Cent Flying Eagle, 1856-1858 : Coin Guide
The details revealed in the Times exposé underscore the enormous dangers facing the working class.
He stands in the foreground facing the light, elegantly dressed in a suit and bow tie, his raised arms holding the light meter. Times, Sunday Times
He slid down to sit on the floor, facing the fireplace, its hearth stripped of ashes and as lifeless and bare as the rest of the house.
To do so, she explores the idea of metaphoricity, transforming conceits into self-reflexive, self-questioning, and ultimately self-effacing representation.
There is a wraparound front veranda facing the beach, as well as a shaded roof terrace. Times, Sunday Times
Soon Spencer-Brown was facing an existential crisis. Times, Sunday Times
Boredom, cold water and unpalatable food are just some of the hardships facing Paul Cleasby, who has now been in Antalya jail for approaching three weeks.
It could result in both MEPs facing a formal reprimand or having expenses allowances cut. Times, Sunday Times
But regarding 2 this teacher was not especially charismatic - in fact more self-effacing than naturally the centre of attention.
In the last eight months a bus stop has been built out into the road, chicanes have been installed, and anti-skid surfacing has been laid.
The hypothesis favored on current evidence is that as the backwardly directed fins gradually turned into sideways-facing limbs with large areas for muscle attachments, they gained in strength.
The homebuilding fund will not address the most pressing issue facing the industry's employers: a critical shortage of skilled workers. Times, Sunday Times
Heike was sitting on the floor in a big white calico dress propped up on a cushion facing me. BLOOD IS DIRT
The kitchen features slick matt white units and granite worktops, while the south-facing bay window grants a view over the garden.
The bold typeface is a brilliant orchid color, the model facing full-on in a way not seen in US covers very often, the sense of wild times. Vampirewire.blogspot.com: US & FOREIGN BOOK COVERS | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews

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