Sentence examples for adventure against from inspiring English sources

These are perfect conditions in which to launch the sporting summer adventure against Oz.

In 1956, French socialists (as well as English Tories) combined with the Labor government in Tel Aviv to set out on the Suez adventure against the Egyptians.

Azmaiparashvili, normally a conservative player, went in for adventure against the Slovakian grandmaster Lubomir Ftacnik in Round 8 and won heroically.

The "ur-romance novel of the twentieth century," according to Regis, it marked the emergence of the swashbuckling tale of high sexual adventure against an exotic backdrop as an "enormously popular" form.

From the start, we see talking heads — the real Yates and Simpson, recounting their adventure against a plain background, together with Richard Hawking, a cheery young traveller who went along for the ride.

By the end of the week, Miggs had his, too, and only then did Oscar find out about any of it, while they were in his room setting up for another "hair-raising" Champions adventure against the Death-Dealing Destroyers.

Growing in power and wealth owing mainly to their maritime adventures against the Ottomans the Knights left the island an architectural and artistic legacy.

He will need it not so much in the first two of his planned adventures, against extravagant and corrupt officials and against energy monopolies, which entail high political risk but will leave the ordinary Russian voter little moved.

The law itself creates a framework for total impunity; the potential for militarist adventures against the monarchy; and, contrary to the army's assurances today, it is anathema to democracy.

Since the US declared its Pivot to Asia policy, the Philippines' foreign policy towards China has become assertive and sometimes appears reckless with some military adventures against Chinese maritime patrols and naval ships, which also further forced China to take a tougher foreign policy against the Philippines.

In such novels as La casa de los cuervos (1916; The House of Ravens), he told tales of adventure set against historical backgrounds.