Converse of object

• resolve: Chris McGreal outlines the crisis facing Hamas as it attempts to find a way of resolving the standoff in Gaza.

• end: Although a later agreement ended the standoff, the move raised grave concerns about Russia's dependability as a supplier of energy.

• have: Nick immediately recognizes Vincent as the man who killed Roz, and they have a standoff.

• follow: There then followed a standoff, with Pete guarding 2-back and Dave Penult.

• defuse: The package of incentives and penalties, backed by six world powers, seeks to defuse a standoff over Iran's nuclear program.

• imagine: Imagine the current nuclear standoff with the West caused Iran to shut off their oil supply... The oil price would go BERSERK.

Preposition: with

• police: There was a tense standoff with the police, the protesters accusing them of protecting the " warmongers " .

Adjective modifier

• tense: The remainder of 1997 was a tense standoff, with the station unwilling to either kill or run the story.

• Mexican: How many real Mexican standoffs do you think there have been in the world?

• nuclear: Imagine the current nuclear standoff with the West caused Iran to shut off their oil supply... The oil price would go BERSERK.

• current: The benefits of our policy are evident in the current standoff with Iran.

• stainless: There is also five pieces of Stainless steel standoffs to screw the X-Plate on the back of the motherboard.

• brief: US television news said Brian Nichols, 33, was taken into custody in north Atlanta after a brief standoff.

Modifies a noun

• range: Secondly, the large standoff range means that the aircraft can remain well clear of the bomb's effects.

• weapon: The first operational use of the new standoff weapon system called Storm Shadow has also been an outstanding success.

• scale: Won 5th place in standoff scale at Woodvale 2000.

• position: Indirect fire weapons can deny enemy helicopters the use of masked, standoff positions.

Noun used with modifier

• motherboard: I had trouble finding a method of fitting it to the heatsink whilst still being able to mount the motherboard standoffs.

• steel: There is also five pieces of Stainless steel standoffs to screw the X-Plate on the back of the motherboard.

• screw-on: For this purpose it might be necessary to apply the ladder without the screw-on standoffs.