Sentence examples for be antagonistic from inspiring English sources

"There will be people who will perceive that to be antagonistic to their interests," he said.

But some forms of social capital are not mutually reinforcing and may even be antagonistic.

The Internet, happily, does not so far seem to be antagonistic to literacy.

Thus, the longitudinal muscles of the left and right sides can be antagonistic toward each other.

Any effort in that direction would be "antagonistic to the freedom of expression guaranteed by the First Amendment".

It's easier for me to be antagonistic and angry when I actually feel very comfortable with Greg".

And I found that the closer we got as friends, the more I was able to be antagonistic in the film in the way that my part demanded.

Brooks's lawyers tried and failed to persuade the judge to ban all trade union members from the jury on the grounds that they were bound to be antagonistic.

Mr. Sharansky's constituency tends to be antagonistic to the idea that Israel, such a small country compared with the former Soviet Union, would make territorial concessions.

The board has failed to rein in Gelb's out-of-control spending, and the relationship between Gelb and Met employees continues to be antagonistic.

As a result, Mr. Paterson said, "Everything that he did, every motion that he took, was taken by them to be antagonistic".