Sentence examples for edgy against from inspiring English sources

Lackey said he was not edgy against the Yankees in the division series because he had made several critical starts on the challenging road to the playoffs.

Bayern Munich have been almost untouchable in the Bundesliga but their edgy performance against Arsenal suggested that the lack of competition at domestic level could hinder their European ambitions.

But both he and Mahendra Dhoni were trapped lbw by Mitchell Starc in-swingers - and Ravindra Jadeja endured an edgy start against the left-armer before falling to Siddle for eight, caught by keeper Brad Haddin.

"Even if they do something edgy or against the regime's ideology, the regime doesn't go after them, which allows them a little wiggle room".

If Antic can do that with Serbia – and, it must be said, they looked edgy at times against Austria – then he really is the best.

So the opening Jonny O' the Brine matches edgy, insistent percussion against wailing brass and ukulele effects, while Bonny Bunch of Roses starts with an archive recording of an eastern European cantor mixed with flute, violin and percussion.

In the edgy face-off against Mr Chávez, Colombians feel it was their man who kept his cool and emerged the winner.American labour unions and international human-rights groups make much of the fact that trade unionists are murdered in Colombia, and that few of the assassins are investigated and brought to trial.

Even against an edgy opponent, Roddick's tactical and technical progress were on impressive display.

It has grim connotations with social welfare and the church social, to set against the edgy appeal of social networking.

Indeed fighting through waves of drone-like enemies before confronting superhuman bosses makes for tepid gameplay which goes against the edgy humour of the show.

Mr Cunningham continues to roll dice and flip coins to make certain choreography decisions, explaining that this helps him avoid cliché.For this new work, the choreography was set against an edgy soundscape of grinding guitars and industrial noise, composed and performed by John Paul Jones (formerly of Led Zeppelin), Takehisa Kosugi and Sonic Youth, a rock band.