Sentence examples for emphatic opponent from inspiring English sources

And so the conservative Republican, an emphatic opponent of earlier efforts to rein in Wall Street, reversed course and put his name on a get-tough act, which breezed through the upper house 97-0.

That was how emphatic her opponent's victory was.In the end Michelle Bachelet, who also held the presidency from 2006 to 2010, won with 62% of the vote to Ms Matthei's 38%.

Feyenoord didn't play that badly during a game that was marred by crowd trouble; it was instead a case of a number of simple errors being punished in the most emphatic manner by their opponents.

Steve McNamara believes France will be "dangerous opponents" for England in the World Cup quarter-finals, despite his side's emphatic recent results against these opponents.

It was Ireland's ninth win from nine outings against their opponents, one as emphatic as any of the others.

It was, in short, a perfect evening for Wales as Coleman's team ended Israel's 100% record in emphatic fashion and leapfrogged their opponents at the top of the group.

"They dominated their group with emphatic wins over all three opponents and scored plenty of goals in the process.

Madrid's 3-0 victoverover Galatasaray on Wednesday was so emphatic, and the disparity between the opponents so clear, that it will be one of the shocks of soccer history if the over-matched and over-awed Turkish champion should turn this around in the return match next Tuesday.

Their winless run against Germany continues and, with a World Cup less than eight months away, this emphatic defeat provided a stark reality check against opponents who continue to flourish on the big stage.

The match ended in the same way as her semi-final encounter with Kim Clijsters - with her opponent retiring - but Mauresmo was in emphatic form and lead 6-1, 2-0 before Henin-Hardenne withdrew.

Tyrone will be fancied to get the points in Saturday's Newry opener, and Coulter quickly points to the emphatic manner in which they saw off their five opponents in retaining the McKenna Cup.