Sentence examples for by a more combative from inspiring English sources

Faced by a more combative, vocal audience, Darling was comprehensively outboxed, appearing wooden and incoherent.

His model is Europe, which has a long history of supporting its culture business and, by taking a more combative stand against piracy, is trying to help legal distribution ventures flourish.

In particular, according to research by the Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg, Mr. Obama's performance was viewed poorly by unmarried women, who wanted a more combative tone and a sharper critique of Mr. Romney's views about the middle class.

Forewarned by Mr Chirac, they will enter the Union in a more combative mood, complicating their future relations with France and its increasingly like-minded ally, Germany.The EU may yet emerge the stronger for all this, if the combative mood of the central Europeans emboldens them to push harder for policies that make the Union work better.

Ansgar Graw in Germany's conservative Die Welt describes a "more combative" President Obama, who "surprised his audience by making his political opponents a serious offer" of cooperation.

A more combative tone has taken hold (see article).

The military custody fight comes as the administration is adopting a more combative tone.

In response on Friday, Mr. Assange was returning to a more combative tone.

Politically, she is a throwback to a more combative progressive tradition.

He was succeeded as Scottish Secretary by fellow Lib Dem Alistair Carmichael, who was previously his party's chief whip and will take a more combative approach to the Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, during the independence referendum campaign.

When he came back from Norwich he was a more combative player.