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are adversarial
adjective
Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary; combative, hostile, opposed
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But you have to remember that labor relations in this country are adversarial.
But to the extent they are effective, they are adversarial, even antagonistic.
They are conducted in courtrooms by immigration judges; they are adversarial in nature.
("I wither in situations where people are adversarial," Mr. Cromer said, "and these three are nice, collaborative people").
And every now and then, there are adversarial yet symbiotic relationships that, on balance, get things done: President Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill in the 1980s, for example.
But in practice, audience responses are adversarial and polemical, determined both to nitpick small stuff and to crush opponents with disproportionately vicious force.
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In a justice system designed to be adversarial, the prosecutor has few adversaries.
She was adversarial, rebellious and practical.
Labor and management have historically been adversarial.
I have no wish at all to be adversarial.
"It is adversarial for all the right reasons.
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