The phrase "adversarial climate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or environment characterized by conflict, opposition, or hostility, often in a competitive or confrontational context.
Example: "The negotiations were challenging due to the adversarial climate between the two parties, making it difficult to reach a consensus."
Alternatives: "hostile environment" or "contentious atmosphere".
None of these will be helped by an adversarial climate," he said.
Instead, the adversarial climate of political debate leads to the kind of taunting and exchange of abuse in the House of Commons earlier this week that does nothing to show youngsters how to avoid antisocial behaviour.
Yet the current adversarial climate drives up the costs of meeting environmental standards and circumscribes the innovation benefits, making the trade-off far steeper than it needs to be.
Citizen panels may also face the problem of being legitimate consultants to policy-makers in an adversarial climate.
"They're detached from their families, they don't have schooling, and they're thrown in with adults in this adversarial climate".
"They're detached from their families, they don't have schooling, and they're thrown in with adults in this adversarial climate". International juvenile justice standards identify child soldiers first and foremost as victims in need of representation and rehabilitation.
The adversarial and acrimonious climate in some countries, due, in large part, to issues surrounding compensation, have hindered the development of scientific knowledge on the prevention of work-related MSDs.
Rather, it's surging forward and embracing the worst of two systems, unchecked by any climate of adversarial or moral review.
Not long ago, corporations were seen as adversarial in the fight against climate change.
If the debate is heated and adversarial elements govern the political climate, roundtables will face severe difficulties to legitimize their agreements.
In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.
