In reality it would seem that he is vanquished who is afraid of his adversary and the whole secret lies in that. From LearnThat.org. [Napoleon Bonaparte]
How gratifying to conclude that my adversary is the embodiment of evil, while I am the embodiment of good. From Wordnik.com. [September 2004] Reference
When your adversary is making a fool of himself, get out of the way. From Wordnik.com. [Quote of the Day: Wages of Bush Derangement Syndrome] Reference
History is a main adversary in the book, and physicality and psychology were allies. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Game: Lee Henderson Interview] Reference
Any invader will ask himself three questions about what his adversary is likely to do. From Wordnik.com. [The New World Order] Reference
He assumes the unknown adversary is involved in one of his prosecutions, but not whom. From Wordnik.com. [Ace Is Wild-Penny McCall « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews] Reference
China, the new global power and thus our competitor if not adversary is laughing at us. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » What Tea Parties Hath Wrought] Reference
'Diana More', aka 'Judo Girl' faces 'Lincoln Stanley', aka 'Hep Cat', an old adversary from the 1960's. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
But Chinese President Hu Jintao has also long courted Russia, a long-term adversary whose oil and gas China covets. From Wordnik.com. [Ferghana.Ru news agency] Reference
Modern cryptographic systems are essentially unbreakable, particularly if an adversary is restricted to intercepts. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: July 9, 2006 - July 15, 2006 Archives] Reference
Their adversary is Max (Jason Patrick) a loon of a CIA operative who wants to embroil the world in a new high-tech global war. From Wordnik.com. [Flixnjoystix.com! » Who Wants To Root For THE LOSERS Anyway?! McJeffrey Says No One’s A Winner In This Comic-Turned-Actioner!] Reference
He was pleased that his adversary was a worthy one. From Wordnik.com. [Centennial]
To overcome your adversary was the great affair of life. From Wordnik.com. [Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard] Reference
Pamela staring at her adversary was a little frightened. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth's Campaign] Reference
Mercutio is sure that his adversary is a gallant gentleman. From Wordnik.com. [Roundabout Papers] Reference
At least he's polite enough to call his adversary a "chap.". From Wordnik.com. [The Comic Treadmill] Reference
My adversary was a young lawyer from the Legal Aid Society. From Wordnik.com. [The Dead House] Reference
Their adversary was a veteran, distinguished for his courage. From Wordnik.com. [French Conversation and Composition] Reference
The word of a counsel to his adversary was his inviolable bond. From Wordnik.com. [Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective] Reference
My thorn involves a relationship that might be better described as an adversary. From Wordnik.com. [Do You Know Who I Am?] Reference
Rather, the adversary is the GOP ticket we'll face once we settle on our own nominees. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Lyon: My Own Private Hillary] Reference
It was clear that he was determined not to blink so long as his adversary was a woman. From Wordnik.com. [In the Presence of the Enemy]
As for the Baron, he knew perfectly well his adversary was the Doctor, but he didn't care. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
Note here that the adversary could be a regular voter, and not necessarily an election insider. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
In an allusion to Chávez's former military background, Noboa called his adversary "Colonel Correa.". From Wordnik.com. [CounterPunch] Reference
They want to upset the existing international order, and they identify the same adversary, which is us. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2007] Reference
I'm sure the adversary is the author of this philosophy and is anxious to promote this feeling in the country. From Wordnik.com. [thespectrum.com - SPORTS] Reference
In the man versus nature conflict, the adversary might be a hurricane, or the rigors involved in climbing a mountain. From Wordnik.com. [Sequential Problem Solving A Student Handbook with Checklists for Successful Critical Thinking] Reference
For he that refuseth the combat or flies cannot palliate his defeat, and plainly grants that his adversary is the better man. From Wordnik.com. [Essays and Miscellanies] Reference
In your department, you game the system to get and to keep more budget - your adversary is the other department in the division. From Wordnik.com. [The FASTForward Blog] Reference
KNAVE, or as in all quarrels, the bestowing such epithets on our adversary is the signal for fighting, so the term of a LIAR in. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in England in 1782] Reference
He is a formidable adversary, and "adversary" is the right word. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2002] Reference
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