The phrase
"tough opposition" means encountering a challenging or difficult opponent or adversary.
Full definition
After losing to Bradford in the Capital One Cup, being way behind in the league, and up against
tough opposition in Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Arsenal know that realistically it's this or nothing.
And, a managing partner with a passion for Harley Davidson motorcycles confessed that he channeled the company's brand values whenever he was faced
with tough opposition in the courtroom.
The 19th placed side are coming off the back of their first win in 9 games after the 2 - 1 victory against Sunderland last week, however Arsenal should
provide tougher opposition against the free - flowing football style that Martinez loves to utilise.
With
tougher opposition coming up in their next game against Switzerland, England fans could have cause to be concerned by their team's continued lack of ability to break sides down, as well as a perceived lack of desire from Redknapp's point of view.
Agreed, it's something I plan to write an article on but for the most part it wasn't so much defensive solidarity that cost us last season it was our away record at tough grounds as well as our home record vs tough opposition
Parlour, Viera, Dixon, Winterburn etc) you have «real balls» like a proper man, not a weedy frightened child you are always going to be found wanting when the
big tough opposition come to get you.
Libertad are unfortunate to be drawn against
such tough opposition in Fluminense, having performed relatively well in their Group.
To be fair to Wenger, he must have expected the Spuds to be a
lot tougher opposition from kick off but they were awful and we just didn't have the quality on the pitch to make them pay.
Bradford were
extremely tough opposition and put up a great fight, however, our men's basketball came out on top in a closely fought 61 - 57 win, to secure their place in the final for the first time in over 10 years!
Quarterback Jimmy Harris, a «raw sophomore,» stepped into the breach last year when Gene Calame was injured, and drove the team to victory over
unexpected tough opposition against TCU and Texas.
The problem will show itself against
tough opposition who are happy to sit back or when Brazil will need to score a goal.
Pellegrini's game plan was working and City had fared better in keeping the midfield tight than against
other tougher opposition.
The Citizens barely have to try most of the time to
beat tough opposition, so should be more than comfortable in this game.
I knew that taking on the dog - breeding industry would be no easy task, but I didn't care
how tough the opposition might be or how great the cost or the sacrifice.
The downfall of Trenched is that you unlock all of this great stuff, but don't have a ton of opportunities to face
tough opposition once you get to the end.
Companies find it hard to convince critics about the advantages of a project
amid tough opposition from environmentalists and First Nations.
Rob Holding, Calum Chambers and Nacho Monreal could also be in line to feature at centre - back, but
with tough opposition in Liverpool awaiting this Sunday, it could be deemed a risk without a senior central option.
But no big mid-week travel is an immense bonus, having the home crowd behind us and the superb quality of our pitch should make for a much easier game, and we've produced better away form against
much tougher opposition in the league.
I've followed Arsenal closely for a long time but for this current squad I see our main faults being our depth and consistency away from home
vs tough opposition.
London 2012 Olympic winner Greg Rutherford faces
tough opposition from Mike Hartfield, Li Jinzhe and Ignisious Gaisah, while Dan Bramble makes his debut at this level following his recent 8.21 m breakthrough.
Remaining unbeaten in the group stages against
tough opposition in Beşiktaş, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Vitória de Guimarães and Sevilla, Wanderers were eventually knocked out in the last 32 by Marseille 2 - 1 on aggregate.
Atletico also recovered from bad start and now find themselves going with three back to back wins
against tough oppositions in La Liga.
Both houses will have to agree on one spending bill to send it to President Donald Trump — and Pelosi's remarks indicate that the Senate proposal may face
tough opposition in the lower chamber.
The former PC cabinet minister faced
some tough opposition from MLAs within her party's caucus, including two who crossed the floor (Gene Zwozdesky joined the PCs and Pamela Paul sat as an Independent).
All the world knows of the way in which representative members of the Confessional Church of Germany have given the Nazis
their toughest opposition.
Without signing a new experienced face upfront, it leaves the Gunners with Akpom, Sanogo and new signing Takuma Asano to play the all important role against
a tough opposition.
There is a lot of doubt surrounding Walcott's ability to play as a striker, because even though he has shown that he has the pace desired from a frontman, as well as a striker's finishing ability in him, his inconsistency and weak physicality on and off the ball means that he can be easily lost during games, especially against
the tougher oppositions.
Part of our Lacrosse club, our women's team have had a mixed season so far this year, facing
some tough opposition in the Northern 2A.
Following on from the success of last years cup campaign where they won the Conference Cup final, they have overcome
some tough opposition to book their place at the #BIGBUCSWednesday down at Sheffield Hallam.