Sentence examples for be more combative from inspiring English sources

You have to be more combative".

Mr. Turque observes that where Mr. Clinton "was famously malleable, constantly assimilating opposing views, appeasing political enemies, and shifting positions," Mr. Gore tends to be more combative.

Ingrao's faction lost, but his continued presence within the party gave hope to those who wanted it to be more combative and more in tune with the strong student and trade union movements of the late 60s.

He is basically a farmer who says what he thinks, and for years he has thought that Crédit Agricole needed to be more combative to survive in the consolidation of banks in the euro zone.

After the warm and fuzzy tone of Mr. Corzine's previous commercials, this is the campaign's first attack ad, a signal that Mr. Corzine, who had avoided direct confrontation with Mr. Florio, will be more combative in the weeks ahead.

They are thought to be more combative during the mating season, probably in April and May, Dr. Traeholt said, because there are more photos of two adult tapirs together during those months.

Mr. Lasn's words and tactics are more combative.

He was more combative and aggressive, and, to my ear, he probably won more of the exchanges than Farage did.

An hour later, Mr. Gbagbo, a socialist who is the country's oldest opposition figure, was more combative after voting.

The necessary temperament, this argument implies, is more combative and confrontational than Merton: someone with the stomach for the fight.

Mr. Gore was more combative, but as a senator from Tennessee he reached out to Republicans on foreign policy issues.