Sentence examples for friendly opposition from inspiring English sources

But instead of joining it, Johns and Rauschenberg set up in friendly opposition.

Its five years in office were dismal; it held on only because Mr Sharif, establishing a principle of "friendly opposition", refused to join efforts to topple it.

The extent to which O'Neill opts to test his squad in terms of friendly opposition before Euro 2016 will prove a matter of intrigue.

Viktor Yushchenko, the Europe-friendly opposition candidate whom the Russians want to stop, resumed campaigning this week after suffering, say his supporters, an assassination attempt by poisoning.

But in a sign that not all were prepared to flout the ruling authorities, four members of the faction joined United Russia and the Liberal Democratic Party, a Kremlin-friendly opposition bloc, in voting for Mr. Medvedev.

On the one hand both matches have been won, albeit against user-friendly opposition; on the other, progress here takes Newcastle to Deportivo La Coruña next, on Wednesday, and a step closer to a Uefa Cup place which their manager Graeme Souness thinks his squad can do without.

Hodgson has said there was too much experimenting in friendlies against opposition of the quality that awaited them in the World Cup.

"You don't want to get too friendly with the opposition.

Conversely, the Cougars' defense has been absurdly friendly to the opposition, allowing 25.7 points a game.

It is by default friendly to the opposition, if for no other reason than its willingness to air critical reports.

In friendly tests against opposition of similar, or lesser, ilk Strachan has largely hesitated in his experimentation.