Sentence examples for a major adversary from inspiring English sources

It also raised new doubts about American efforts to undermine a major adversary in a stronghold that has proved largely impervious to political and military pressure.

And he rejected those who predict the nation will not face off against a major adversary in the foreseeable future, saying that the United States has, throughout history, never accurately predicted the next war.

Perhaps tellingly, the Clinton Administration chose last week to extend a new olive branch to Iran, a major adversary for 21 years but also a pivotal member of OPEC.

The new chairman, Adm. Mike Mullen, expressed deep concerns that the long counterinsurgency missions in Iraq and Afghanistan have so consumed the military that the Army and Marine Corps may be unprepared for a high-intensity war against a major adversary.

Krebs notes that these extortion attempts are coming up against a major adversary – the US Postal Service.

The success of Skype, which for millions of people made international calling effectively free, saw him become a major adversary to the incumbent telecommunications industry.

Nevertheless, at least in the face of their major adversary, the Durrānī clan and its allies, these chiefdoms came together to present a united front.

In addition, Qatar has backed very questionable Islamist factions in Syria and Libya, and Doha has often been seen as being too close for comfort with Iran a major adversary of Sunni Arab states in the Gulf.

But the paper talks only of a remote but plausible confrontation with "a major-power adversary".

In announcing the money at a press conference, the governor was joined by all the major adversaries in the case, in a display of harmony that stood in stark contrast to the shouting matches and picketing that once punctuated public meetings about the schools.

One of Gates's major adversaries in the Web-serving business, Netscape, is far more open-minded.