For instance, when Senator Edward M. Kennedy challenged President Jimmy Carter in 1980, a combative Kennedy team -- which included the mayor of Cincinnati, Jerry Springer -- produced 25 minority reports on the platform.
But he also had a combative relationship with the team's ownership, and Vancouver never made it past the second round of the playoffs.
With three-quarters of the backline made up of Academy players, the team showed a combative spirit, that kept them alive for most of the game.
Don't expect a repeat of that tense, occasionally combative 2008 match when the teams meet again on Sunday: Spain, the reigning European and world champion, has peaked.
He was followed by an iconic figure in Neil Lennon, who had been central to the success of Martin O'Neill's teams as a combative midfielder.
Still, Mr. Scrushy is living the outsized life he favored before HealthSouth's fortunes plunged, and his legal team is taking a combative tack.
The official said that Carlisle wanted to offset his reputation for being abrasive, combative and often disrespectful to players, team employees and even the Pistons' owner.
Not only did we beat Colombia to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games, but we had a strong team performance against a combative, scrappy opponent.
In a scathing reply to H Partners last week, Sealy said that it "would like to express our disappointment at your unwillingness to work cooperatively with members of Sealy's management team," citing H Partners' "combative" approach.
