Sentence examples for composed against from inspiring English sources

AB is the only South African who has looked completely composed against Johnson thus far in this series.

Jennings was composed against the spinners, the likes of which he has seldom encountered at Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street

In comments distributed by the NFL Network, Martz said Sanchez stayed composed against the Ravens' patented pressure.

There were no great protest pieces composed against her social policies, no orchestral anthems to trade-union solidarity or cantatas railing against the evils of privatisation.

But most striking of all is Alec Guinness, similarly composed against black, David Lean crouching at his feet as the finishing touches are applied to the outrageous hook nose he wore as Fagin.

Mr. Biden, a six-term senator who has twice sought the presidency, remained forceful and composed against an opponent who proved difficult to attack, given that she is a newcomer and a woman in an arena long dominated by men.

Brunelleschi even composed epigrams against Donatello.

Olly Barkley had a composed game against Wales and he is a traditional fly-half who does the basics well.

No moment of his fledgling United career has endeared him towards the Old Trafford crowd more than his debut goal, a cool, composed finish against arch rivals Liverpool.

Strength of team/squad Thomas Vermaelen, a left-footed centre-half signed from Ajax for £10m, featured in the first four pre-season matches and looked composed, albeit against limited opposition.

A spark of an idea: they decide to use a youth-center rehearsal space to form their own quasi-band (neither girl plays an instrument — Bobo bashes the drums, Klara aimlessly strums a bass and sings their one spontaneously composed song against their gym class, "Hate the Sport").