Sentence examples for precarious against from inspiring English sources

John O'Shea gave United a 1-0 vinthey in the first leg; it should have been more, and the lead felt precarious against an Arsenal side that included Cesc Fàbregas, Robin van Persie, Emmanuel Adebayor and Samir Nasri.

Because Afghanistan is in a unique nuclear-armed region that is also engaged in a precarious fight against terrorism.

The third-seeded player did not have Agassi's confidence to bail him out of a precarious match against Ivan Ljubicic.

Relying on such a small band of legislators to buck their own president is a precarious hedge against further environmental damage.

His goal against Bosnia secured a victory that had looked precarious; his goal against Iran secured a victory that had appeared impossible.

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In its 9 p.m. slot, the series was in a precarious position, competing against ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" with no hefty lead-in to give it a boost.

Academics rarely speak out publicly against their precarious working arrangements for fear of being punished by losing hours.

When he arrived to meet the press last week, in a loose denim shirt and leaning against a precarious table to make his season announcement, it was a marked difference in style from that of his predecessor, Nicholas Hytner, more relaxed and less dynamic.

He works with precarious and ephemeral histories he's fighting against materialism, against "object frenzy".