Sentences with phrase «combative nature»

The players see benefits of the physicality and combative nature of both sports, but also are quick to point out the difficulty of transitioning from the gridiron to the mat.

Would have allowed us to have a midfield of 2 B2B players against weaker teams due to his more combative nature.

Best known for her stage and television work (a Tony this year, three Emmys for «Roseanne») Metcalf's extraordinary performance underlines the close but combative nature of this fraught connection between people whose intense feelings turn on a dime from pleasure to pain, who can count most of all on always driving each other crazy.

Herrera is more productive in deeper position, making late runs into the box, but his combative nature will help beef up United's midfield.

Vicky Aragon's combative nature has earned her suspensions and fines — but also acclaim as the leading woman jockey

Also, his statements are a testimony to his combative nature which is a streak he loves exhibiting.

Hiddink will hope that Oscar shows some of the combative nature that he did during a training - ground row with Diego Costa this week — as BBC Sport reports — against their visitors.

Given his combative nature, tireless work ethic, vision and passing ability, he would appear to be a perfect fit for the Premier League, and would play a key role in getting City playing the style of football that Guardiola will look to instil.

A victim of «build»em up, knock»em down «syndrome in the press, his injury woes and combative nature have allowed many to point fingers at him, labelling him an example of wasted English talent.

Joe Riley and Guillermo Varela should be wide for their pace and combative nature.

His relations with Margaret Thatcher were never close, but they had respect for each other — he admired her bravery and determination particularly to reform the public services, and she liked his combative nature and the fact he was prepared to take on vested interests.

Speaking this month to a group of nationally recognized teachers and principals, U.S. Secretary of Labor Ann McLaughlin criticized the combative nature of labor - management relations within the nation's schools and urged educators to emulate the more cooperative relationships that have been forged in the private sector.

Given the combative nature of recent discussions on TreeHugger, I am bracing myself for a slew of comments about environmentalism being a religion for this one.

This is a much better alternative to the combative nature of family law.