Sentence examples for side to root from inspiring English sources

William Safire asks, "Which side to root for in the struggle for Russia's political soul: oligarchy or siloviki?" and answers, "We can root only for both sides to lose" (column, Nov. 5).

We can't laugh at him — or do anything else at him; we have to remain with him, on his side, to root for this flawed and humorous hero and believe in his essentially un-humbled importance.As a comedy The Humbling gets laughs, as a drama it maintains its narrative hold.

For those sports fans who've been paying attention to the negotiations and are trying to decide which side to root for -- the ungrateful players or the greedy owners -- let me offer some unsolicited advice.

Choose your side to root for.

The city that shows up to cheer on thousands of runners doesn't really know or care much about who wins; there are no sides to root for or against.

And if this is the Other Side of college football, it's the side to be rooting for.

Celebrity fans for both sides were present to cheer on their teams: Jack Nicholson took his usual court-side seat to root for the home team alongside actor Adam Sandler, while director and diehard Knicks fan, Spike Lee, donned a Knicks jersey and supported the Lakers Eastt Coast opponents.

"There are no sides but justice to root for, but a justice that will leave one side unsatisfied and still empty.

Drip irrigation uses lengths of rubber hose with small holes punched in the side to distribute water along the roots of the plants.

Then take the square root of each side to find that a = 14.142.

The case highlights a growing conflict between auditors and their corporate clients, amid pressure on both sides to do more to root out corporate wrongdoing and fraud.