Sentence examples for combative spirit from inspiring English sources

Alfredo Di Stéfano believes that Diego has the "strength, combative spirit and reputation" to succeed.

Instead, Levin proposed adapting the combative spirit of "Celebrity Justice" to the pace of the Web.

Not only Minnesota, but the whole country will feel the absence of his voice and his bravely combative spirit.

If Mr. Lorre has softened, his combative spirit — and most certainly his desire to win — has not disappeared.

Adam (aged 25) and Ben (aged 19) are both fine players with a combative spirit and a natural flair often associated with the Australians themselves.

They gave up; he was confined to his home and could not leave.Mr Chen's combative spirit seems never to desert him.

Some struck a far more combative tone.

She approached the problem, Cradock records, in a "combative and uncooperative spirit", hoping to do a Falklands in defence of Hong Kong (without going to war).

Throughout this process, Time Warner Cable has conducted negotiations in a combative and non-productive spirit, indulging in pointless brinksmanship and distorted public positioning... CBS, for its part, is eager to make an agreement in line with the kind it has struck with every other cable, satellite and telco provider, and has continually sought reasonable term extensions to get that job done.

It also makes them feel combative.

The quotes came to encapsulate, in the fashion of schoolboy in-jokes, the spirit of the company — playful, combative, and despite the technical sophistication, a bit juvenile.