(a.) Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an adversary suit.
(n.) One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.
Example Sentences:
(1) The secretary of state should work constructively with frontline staff and managers rather than adversarially and commit to no administrative reorganisation.” Dr Jennifer Dixon, chief executive, Health Foundation “It will be crucial that the next government maintains a stable and certain environment in the NHS that enables clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to continue to transform care and improve health outcomes for their local populations.
(2) It would strike a blow against its excessively adversarial ways of working, the two sides of a divided house braying at each other across the floor.
(3) Two “Belgian journalists” had been in the Panjshir valley of northern Afghanistan for weeks, supposedly waiting to interview Ahmad Shah Massoud, the so-called Lion of the Panjshir, leader of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, an al-Qaida adversary.
(4) Throughout his career he has continued to champion Crane, seeing him as the direct heir to Walt Whitman – Whitman being "not just the most American of poets but American poetry proper, our apotropaic champion against European culture" – and slayer of neo-Christian adversaries such as "the clerical TS Eliot" and the old New Critics, who were and are anathema to Bloom, unresting defender of the Romantic tradition.
(5) After briefly discussing the limitations of expert testimony and the adversarial demands of the judicial system, the author concludes that the insanity defense should be retained but altered, and that psychiatrists should bear the burdens of advocating for the mentally ill.
(6) Nonmasculine individuals perceived the adversary more positively than masculine individuals regardless of strategy of resolution.
(7) The study was designed to test whether men and women identifying with a masculine stereotype differ in their perception of a confederate (adversary) who displays either an empathetic or aggressive role in resolving a disagreement over social issues.
(8) Valls’ stance and the perceived zig-zagging of Hollande, who before his election promised that his only adversary was the world of finance and then shifted to a pro-business stance, have created cracks within the Socialist party.
(9) Trump had long been cagey about participating in Thursday’s debate because of adversarial questioning from anchor Megyn Kelly in the first debate.
(10) I think it’s okay as a Catholic to get my guidance as a Catholic from the Pope but certainly not economic policy or environmental policy.” Trump has previously questioned the faith of another adversary, Ted Cruz, saying: “You gotta remember, in all fairness, to the best of my knowledge, not too many evangelicals come out of Cuba, OK?” Cruz’s father is an evangelical pastor who emigrated from Cuba, and the senator has pursued extremely religious voters throughout his campaign.
(11) China says its space programme is for peaceful purposes, but the US Defense Department has highlighted its increasing capabilities, saying it was pursuing activities aimed to prevent adversaries from using space-based assets in a crisis.
(12) The beneficial cardioprotective effects of estrogens are attenuated by estrogen overdosing (causing hypertriglyceridemia), the use of synthetic instead of natural estrogen products (increased incidence of adversary effects) and especially by use of inappropriate progestins.
(13) To the surprise of many, the group quickly controlled towns and villages that were home to some of the group's most powerful adversaries, including Jabhat al-Nusra and locally rooted tribal militias.
(14) They also suggest that litigation may function as a coping response for patients who are distressed by the adversarial nature of the Worker's Compensation system.
(15) "Only the retention of our independent deterrent makes clear to any adversary that the devastating cost of an attack on the UK or its allies will always be far greater than anything it might hope to gain."
(16) Most of the consultative medical reports, insurance carriers' and claimants', veered on the adversarial and favored the respective interested party.
(17) It would be a grave mistake to write laws that treat security agencies like adversaries.
(18) "Of course Jacques Chirac is our adversary in the democratic arena, but Jean-Marie Le Pen is a danger for the republic ... we will vote Chirac."
(19) Regulation is a common adversary; small banks say they feel the costs of compliance with banking regulations more keenly than giant banks with well-funded staff.
(20) The process is not adversarial – attorneys for Wilson will not be allowed to join proceedings.
Complaint
Definition:
(n.) Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.
(n.) Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring.
(n.) An ailment or disease of the body.
(n.) A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity.
Example Sentences:
(1) Eighty-four paraplegic patients whose injury level was T2 or below and who were at least one year from spinal cord injury were screened for upper extremity complaints.
(2) Channel 4 News said on Friday that Manji and the programme’s producer, ITN, had made an official complaint to press regulator Ipso.
(3) The most common patient complaint before starting therapy was shortness of breath.
(4) A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever and lumbago.
(5) The extent of the abnormality usually does not correlate with the patient's complaints.
(6) Canvassing previous Labour voters who were pro-independence or still undecided during the referendum, McGarry hears complaints that the party is no longer socialist and should not have sided with the Tories at the referendum.
(7) The early results up to 20 month after surgery in 11 patients are encouraging, especially according to subjective complaints.
(8) RBS had received complaints from two clients, in October 2010 and January 2012, about the activities of forex traders and in November 2011 one of its own traders raised concerns, which were not heeded.
(9) Intoxication produces a constellation of symptoms, with paresthesias and generalized muscle weakness being common complaints.
(10) They also claim their electricity and water were cut off, despite frequent official complaints to police, who Lessena said served as middlemen between the owners and the tenants.
(11) The correlation of posterior intervertebral (facet) joint tropism (asymmetry), degenerative facet disease, and intervertebral disc disease was reviewed in a retrospective study of magnetic resonance images of the lumbar spine from 100 patients with complaints of low back pain and sciatica.
(12) "I did so in protest at using unethical ways to make unjust allegations, therefore I hereby withdraw my complaint against this artist."
(13) According to Australian Associated Press the woman made an official complaint to police on Wednesday morning and supplied some evidence.
(14) He came to our hospital with the chief complaint of discomfort of the anterior chest.
(15) A 58-year-old man visited the urological clinic in Prefectural Tohkamachi Hospital with complaint of swelling of bilateral scrotal contents.
(16) Méndez said that while his office was currently "getting so much business from the United Kingdom", the manner in which the country's government responds to complaints about human rights violations had what he described as a "precedent-setting potential" for other states.
(17) The complaint was rejected even though the handler did not have access to any information about the sale.
(18) Patients with complaints of dry eyes and dry mouth but with no objective abnormalities served as control group.
(19) These results are likely to underestimate the true number of complaints because participants may be withdrawn (e.g., deaths, losses to follow-up, and refusals) before they ever complain of an adverse effect.
(20) Another forward, Manchester United's Danny Welbeck, is a major doubt for the game with a knee complaint.