Sentence examples for combative stand from inspiring English sources

Such is the combative stand of Mr Orbán.

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.

While the decision is completely within Judge Hittner's authority, legal experts and lawyers involved in an array of Enron cases have criticized him in the past for taking combative stands in the Lea Fastow case.

He was combative and he stood his ground.

Privately, some Kerry advisers were wondering if Mr. Edwards would become more combative, and what other dangers might stand between Mr. Kerry and the nomination.

A new chapter for his notedly apocalyptic imagery, his figures stand center stage with combative force.

One commenter, however, stood out for his combative endorsement of Rankin's actions during the April 2011 encounter with Kirill Denyakin, a 26-year-old Kazakhstani cook.

A pecking order exists among the four main subjects — three employees and one kibitzer from Mr. Smith's New Jersey comic-book shop — and at the bottom of it stands the stubborn and combative sales clerk Ming Chen.

Hungary defied the European Union and adopted legislation that critics say will limit the powers of the constitutional court, one of the few institutions that has stood up to Viktor Orban, the combative prime minister.

In addition to the combative questions, there were many folks that stood up to thank him for his efforts as well as to ask about specific elements of the House bill.

In 2011, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was a champion to conservatives who admired his combative approach to critics and his willingness to stand up to the public sector unions.