8 sentences with 'opponents'
Example sentences and phrases with the word opponents and other words derived from it.
• « One of his opponents was Yakov Kasman, a talented Russian who the night before had given a magnificent performance of Rachmaninov's very difficult Third Piano Concerto. »
• « He thought that it didn't matter that his opponents were ahead of him, because he had the support of that special person: Marina. »
• « The popes were not directly controlled by the French king, as their opponents feared, but they were definitely influenced by French politics. »
• « As a result, many saw a new war as an opportunity to settle scores, to prove once and for all that they were citizens of a great power, and to shame their opponents into conceding defeat. »
• « From 1922 to 1926 Mussolini and the Fascists manipulated the Italian parliament, intimidated political opponents or even had them assassinated, and finally succeeded in eliminating party politics and the free press. »
• « Hitler rose quickly through the Nazi ranks, becoming Führer ("Leader") of the party in 1921 thanks to his exceptional command of oratory and his ability to intimidate potential political opponents; in the process he unceremoniously expelled the party's founder. »
• « Thatcher herself was a polarising figure in British society - while vilified by her opponents, millions of Britons adored her for her British pride, her harsh refusal to compromise and her social Darwinian contempt for the poor - she once advised the British that they should "glory in inequality" because it was symptomatic of the success of the strong and intelligent. »