Sentence examples for fielded against from inspiring English sources

So certain were the politicians of prevailing that hardly any publicity was fielded against the initiative.

In the interests of consistency, the Greeks fielded against Portugal and then against Spain a team composed of players all of whose names end in the letter S. Yes, even down to the substitutes.

In an encounter enlivened by the pre-match row between Jose Mourinho and the Sporting coach, Manuel Preciado, over the weakened side the latter was alleged to have fielded against Barça in September, it looked as though Pablo was going to frustrate the visitors, pulling off three superb second-half saves to keep the scoreline blank.

Incidentally, the team Liverpool fielded against Rotherham was composed entirely of Scottish players, thus they became known as the 'team of Macs'.

Abu Ubaidah ordered the concentration of troops in the vast plain near Jabiya, as control of the area made cavalry charges possible and facilitated the arrival of reinforcements from Umar so that a strong, united force could be fielded against the Byzantine armies.

Such is his reputation, however, that the Tories are struggling to find a credible candidate to field against him.

The Bears had a healthy Arioto, a seasoned senior class, and several talented freshmen to field against the Sun Devils.

In the second semi-final of 2009 Finals Day, Somerset won the toss and elected to field against Kent.

He started in left field against Philadelphia tonight.

Alomar tripled to right-center field against Wells.

"It's not the shoulder," Manuel said before the Mets took the field against the Cubs.