Sentence examples for respected the opposition from inspiring English sources

"We're in this position because we've always respected the opposition.

"I think the boys respected the opposition.

Afterward, Morsi pledged to respect the opposition.

"Every Australian team I've played in respects the game of cricket and respects the opposition.

And could it also be that Jones is one of those forwards who respect the opposition pack more than their own backs?

Australian cricketers exercise their individual right to choose whether to walk, and fully respect the opposition's right to do likewise.

The government's men here say they respect the opposition, at least as fighters, noting that they are challenging adversaries, skilled at urban combat and far more familiar with the terrain.

With his 1986 coach Carlos Bilardo at his side in a new capacity as manager, yesterday's event was a far cry from the standard footballing cliches about respecting the opposition and taking each game as it comes.

He seems to handle soft ground better as he has got older and stronger, and even if it was soft at Cheltenham, while respecting the opposition and particularly Punchestowns, it will take a good one to beat him".

"We tried everything with Brett and then I saw him on his knees," said Flintoff, before steaming into Harmison with: "As a kid at Lancashire I was taught that you respect the opposition and you respect the umpires, then it's time to celebrate.

They tied another against the powerhouse that is Bexley, cue for wild, shrieking scenes of jubilation (from some of the players too) that brought a corrective 10-minute post-match bollocking on respecting the opposition, meeting triumph and disaster just the same, and, oh well, go on then.