"adversary by" is not a grammatically correct phrase in written English.
However, "adversary" can be used as a noun or adjective to describe someone or something that is an opponent or enemy. Example: The defendant's lawyer presented a strong argument against his adversary in court. Example: The team faced their toughest adversary in the championship game.
In January, Bloomsbury publishes The Adversary by Prix Femina-winning French writer Emmanuel Carrere.
The Devil as Muse Blake, Byronn and the Adversary by Fred Parker is published by Baylor (£24.99).
So the idea that President Putin has outsmarted his country's historical adversary by exploiting Mr Kerry's "blunder" is mistaken.
In French diplomacy, the meal is a means of loosening the lips and softening the resolve of the adversary by giving pleasure.
The King and I The Uncensored Tale of Luciano Pavarotti's Rise to Fame by His Manager, Friend and Sometime Adversary By Herbert Breslin and Anne Midgette 308 pages.
For example, if you are a malicious person and envious of another, you can essentially murder or destroy a person you consider your adversary by the words you speak out of your mouth".
Warlords could hoodwink U.S. special forces into dispatching their adversaries by feeding the Americans intelligence tips about supposed Taliban ties.
But at least the administration could refrain from helping their adversaries by letting their cats out of the bag.
In January 1918 Trotsky entered into the peace negotiations personally and shocked his adversaries by turning the talks into a propaganda forum.
"Top Chef Masters," first season, fourth episode: Anita Lo trumped her adversaries by unerringly cooking an egg with one hand tied behind her back.
By Mike Peed "Top Chef Masters," first season, fourth episode: Anita Lo trumped her adversaries by unerringly cooking an egg with one hand tied behind her back.
