Sentence examples for practising against from inspiring English sources

"Playing matches against the world's best players is better than practising against anybody.

With less than a dozen League of Legends teams in Oceania, practising against the same people you will be fighting in a tournament poses some unique strategic challenges.

In the time between the Tests I've seen that England have been practising against the short ball, so they've seen that as a part of their game they need to work on; but their attitude might give cause for concern.

Drawing people's attention to the psychological war practised against them and that currencies and stock prices are not the only indicators of the economic situation.

The Reformation, she suggests, was a by-product of economic and political change, not a purely religious phenomenon.Yet another part of Ms Armstrong's counter-attack stresses the violence which secularist regimes have practised against religion.

The 19-year-old 63kg freestyle entrant had overcome a lack of female competition in her homeland – she practises against men – and the "stingy" diet provided by her Olympic committee, to qualify for the Games.

But the brutality Mr Assad has practised against his own people strengthens the case for trying to tip the balance of power against him, and the best way to persuade his backers to withdraw their aid is if the West has money on the table, too.

And having practised against Djokovic, Clayton is even more determined to face him for real.

Simulated, virtual versions of their rivals will give the team the chance to practise against the real article and avoid injury".

As unusual as it might seem, the United States Air Force has in fact converted ageing jets into unmanned aircraft as far back as the 1970s, allowing them to be used as training drones for its pilots to practise against.

"I'm confident, I'm playing well, I've never played or practised against Julia, I know she's a hard hitter but I've got nothing to lose and I'm looking forward to it".