Sentence examples for Dominant opponents from inspiring English sources

As he counterattacked previously dominant opponents into baffled defensiveness, striking his first 50 runs from only balls, his shots were those of a high-quality specialist batsman.

Supporting aggressors and dominant opponents, however, also suggests that provision of agonistic support may not necessarily correlate with the recipient's need for support, as those individuals are generally predicted to be more likely to win conflicts than recipients of aggression (victims) or subordinate opponents.

The increase In Taliban popularity, argues ICOS, is in part because NATO are the "failed occupying force" and the Taliban are the dominant opponent.

First, we investigated whether ravens simply follow a rule of thumb when offering support such as 'always support the aggressor' or 'always support the dominant opponent'.

Predominantly supporting the aggressor, and a tendency to support the dominant opponent and target subordinate individuals, suggests a strategy to minimize costs associated with becoming involved in an ongoing conflict.

As ravens showed tendencies to support the dominant opponent and target opponents subordinate to themselves, impeding subordinate group members from rising up the hierarchy may play a role in why ravens intervene in aggressive conflicts, but as only nonsignificant trends were found in those directions, it is unlikely to represent the primary motivation behind the act.

And because he was a dominant player, opponents often designed their offensive plays to run away from him.

Lowdermilk said St. Francis is capable of contending against dominant league opponents such as Loyola, Harvard-Westlake and Sherman Oaks Notre Dame.

Northern Ireland were besieged by a dominant, formidable opponent right through the first half.

After the re-start, the dominant hosts' weary opponents were soon under pressure again as busy Ross netted once more, from Lauder's cross, after leaping on a Fridrun Danielsen error and, six minutes later, the Vittsjo GIK forward secured her third hat-trick of the campaign.

Dominant among the opponents of change who testify before legislative panels are the recipients of public funds - police chiefs, prosecutors, and drug abuse experts funded by government contracts and grants.