They would advance no further despite being drawn against what should have been a reasonably straightforward opposition in Villarreal, Benfica and Lille.
It is easy to see why he would have considered Huddersfield more straightforward opposition this time than the Rhinos, who also won at Wigan at this stage of the competition last year having been chosen under Club Call.
The Bully is straightforward opposition to the protagonist, often for little to no reason beyond the psychological explanations as to why bullies do what they do, whether it be due to stance in society (The Socs), lack of quality ethics or morals (Ace Merrill), or just outright meanness (Biff Tannen).
Beyond straightforward gun law opposition, or broader concerns about government efficacy, these numbers reflect despondency over the steady drumbeat of gun deaths, and anxiety about an unstable world.
This straightforward approach defines the opposition as a set of grotesque caricatures before it has a chance to mount any kind of challenge.
At the heart of the somewhat disorientating spectacle in Westminster this evening is this relatively straightforward fact: The official opposition, Labour, can call a binding confidence vote in the government that, if won, would lead to a general election (provided no government commanding the confidence of the house was formed within two weeks).
That may not be straightforward; the government can expect stern opposition at home.
It's a straightforward regulation that should garner little opposition.
It started publishing straightforward news reports about the country's swelling opposition.
Every children's story that works at all begins with a simple opposition of good and evil, of straightforward innocence and envious corruption.
The shuttle project is about to shut down, and interest in expensive space missions faces opposition from politicians faced with more straightforward economic problems.
