Sentence examples for vicious adversary from inspiring English sources

And even as we confront a vicious adversary that abides by no rules, I believe that the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war," he declared.

But Mr. Hussein has proven to be a vicious adversary, and senior administration officials have mounted a campaign to warn Iraq's military commanders that they will be charged with war crimes if they unleash weapons of mass destruction.

He said that even as the United States confronts "a vicious adversary that abides by no rules," this country must remain "a standard-bearer in the conduct of war".

And even as we confront a vicious adversary that abides by no rules, I believe that the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war.

Capone was a cunning and vicious adversary who rose to the top echelon of La Cosa Nostra in less than a decade, creating an everlasting legacy of gangsterism in popular culture that lives through Hollywood movies like Scarface and The Untouchables.

The problem with covert U.S. raids in the Pakistani tribal territories today is not that they are unjustified — the Taliban and Al Qaeda are vicious adversaries, and they pose what the national-security lawyers call a "clear and present danger" to the United States and to Pakistan.

Without putting aside their differences, he went on, humans have a "profound capacity through which vicious adversaries can form alliances". Political insiders are skeptical that this will happen soon, especially if some of the strongest opponents of the president are elected.

Now, a new play follows Huxley throughout his fight, highlighting vicious debates with adversaries opposed to evolution.

In President Trump's singular lexicon, there is no more vicious put-down than likening an adversary to a dog.

Yet, given the fact that Zhou also happened to be a political adversary of President Xi, and lost a vicious power struggle on the eve of China's leadership transition in 2012, there are lingering doubts about the motives behind sending this "mega-tiger" (a corrupt top Chinese leader) to jail.

Out of his depth, culturally and otherwise, Harry reluctantly seeks the assistance of an old adversary, Tanaka Ken Takakuraa), in retrieving her from the notoriously vicious organized-crime ring.