And while he had headed Batista's anti-Communist section, the Batista regime did not disturb the Communists so much as more open opponents who were alleged to be Communists.

The classic French historiography often refers to Coalition troops three times more numerous than those of the King of France ( Philip Contamine is not of this opinion: " In front, his opponents did not have a clear numerical superiority ").

Talks with political opponents in early 1996 did not go well, but Déby announced his intent to hold presidential elections in June.

Schramm did this because he wanted fans to see a variety of opponents ' colors at home games.

While he did reduce government expenditures, opponents in the parlements successfully thwarted his attempts at enacting much needed reforms.

In its relatively brief history the impi inspired anger, scorn ( During the Anglo-Zulu War, British commander Lord Chelmsford complained that they did not ' fight fair '), and even a grudging admiration by its opponents, epitomized in Kipling's poem " Fuzzy Wuzzy ":

When his opponents realized what they had gotten themselves into, they tried to bury the censure and move on, but Adams made sure this did not happen and the censure continued to be debated.

For most of their short history, the Jaguars did what many other NFL teams located in subtropical climates traditionally practice: wear their white jerseys at home during the first half of the season — forcing opponents to wear their dark ones under the sweltering autumns in Jacksonville.

Hus's opponents at this trial insisted that his argument proved no such thing about the independence of the Church, but they did not dispute that there had been a female Pope at all.

Though Shaka probably did not invent the iklwa, according to Zulu scholar John Laband ( 37 ), the leader did insist that his warriors train with the weapon, which gave them a " terrifying advantage over opponents who clung to the traditional practice of throwing their spears and avoiding hand-to-hand conflict.

The Heritage Foundation stated that: " While elements of the Somoza National Guard tortured political opponents, they did not employ psychological torture.

The Nazi party adhered to the policy that a woman's place was in the home, and did not change this even as its opponents began moving women into important roles in production.

But all his caution and reservation did not hinder his opponents from continually working against him, accusing him of synergism and Zwinglianism.

He did succeed in making Luther admit that there was some truth in the Hussite opinions and declare himself against the pope, but this success only embittered his animosity against his opponents, and from that time his whole efforts were devoted to Luther's overthrow.

For the most part, smaller markets did not suffer the erosion of service predicted by some opponents of deregulation.

The third task did not involve killing a beast, as it had already been established that Heracles could overcome even the most fearsome opponents, so Eurystheus decided to make him capture the Ceryneian Hind, as it was so fast it could outrun an arrow.

He escaped to Media, but his opponents did not follow him and rather returned to Susiana.

Some duels miscarried because both opponents did not hear or see the starting signal.

Although the civil war between the supporters of John VI Kantakouzenos and the regents for John V Palaeologus was not primarily a religious conflict, the theological dispute between the supporters and opponents of Palamas did play a role in the conflict.

Skowfoe, who is so popular that the Republican Party in a Republican County did not field an opponent in the next to last election, in the last election ( 2011 ) he had two opponents a Republican and a Conservative both of whom he defeted.

Despite practising in the politically charged environment of the English Civil War and primarily defending opponents of the resulting Commonwealth of England, Hale's reputation did not suffer.

Others speculate whether he had been able to achieve some of his policy reforms he did initiate in the 1950s precisely because de Valera was still the leader, his opponents being unwilling to challenge him given that he appeared to have de Valera's backing.

Zedler's opponents did not give up.

Tucholsky also did not hold back in his criticism of democratic politicians, who he believed were too lenient with their opponents.

However, furious magistrates and employers petitioned the crown against this interference with their legal rights, fearing that a reduction in punishments would cease to provide enough deterrence to the convicts, and this issue was exploited by his opponents.

Although he appears honestly to have accepted this judgment, the hostility of his opponents did not cease until at last ( 1806 ) he was compelled to accept a canonry at St Stephens, Vienna, which involved the resignation of his chair.

Lang was a powerful orator, and during the crisis of the Depression he addressed huge crowds in Sydney and other centres, promoting his populist program and denouncing his opponents and the wealthy in extravagant terms.

John W. Goff, candidate for district attorney, said of one of his opponents: " I would like to hear Mr. Nicoll explain his great flip-flop, for three years ago, you know, as the Republican candidate for District Attorney, he bitterly denounced Tammany as a party run by bosses and in the interest of bossism .... Nicoll, who three years ago was denouncing Tammany, is its candidate to-day.

Lincoln's Democratic opponents seized on these appointments to accuse him of using the military to ensure his and the Republicans ' political aspirations.

The 1910 Catholic Encyclopedia remarks that " Undeniably secular and ambitious, his moral life was not above reproach, and his unscrupulous methods in no wise accorded with the requirements of his high office ... the heinous crimes of which his opponents in the council accused him were certainly gravely exaggerated.

It was a difficult shoot for Campbell who had to learn elaborate choreography for the battle scenes, which involved him remembering a number system because the actor was often fighting opponents that were not really there.

Athanasius presented his opponents, the Arians, as a cohesive group that backed Arius ’ views and followed him as a leader.

Clinton's political opponents charge that to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War during his college years, he used the political influence of a U. S. Senator, who employed him as an aide.

Although the super-soldier serum is an important part of his strength, Rogers has shown himself still sufficiently capable against stronger opponents, even when the serum has been deactivated reverting him to his pre-Captain America physique.

Such was the case with Maximillien Robespierre, whose supporters knew him as " The Incorruptible ", while his opponents called him " dictateur sanguinaire ", French for " bloodthirsty dictator ".

Friends and colleagues describe him as shy and self-effacing with a contrarian streak that his friends find refreshing but his intellectual opponents find exasperating.

Alleging plots and conspiracies against him at home and abroad, Touré ’ s regime targeted real and imagined opponents driving thousands of political opponents into exile.

When opponents tried to appease him, he accepted the gains that were offered, then went to the next target.

He repressed his opponents, v censored the press, and compelled the legislature to grant him extensive powers.

In 1908, opponents of Davila made an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow him.

Napoleon transformed the Italian principality of Elba, where he was imprisoned, into a miniature version of his First Empire, with most trappings of a sovereign monarchy, until his Cent Jours escape and reseizure of power in France convinced his opponents, reconvening the Vienna Congress in 1815, to revoke his gratuitous privileges and send him to die in exile on barren Saint Helena.

His opposition to slavery made him, along with Henry Clay, one of the leading opponents of Texas annexation and the Mexican – American War.

When Caesar returned to Rome, the Senate granted him triumphs for his victories, ostensibly over Gaul, Egypt, Pharnaces and Juba, rather than over his Roman opponents.

The next aim of his opponents – to make him out a revolutionary in politics – failed.

" was conceited, not only about his own learning but also about the opinions held of him as commander both by the Galileans and by the Romans ; he was guilty of shocking duplicity at Jotapata, saving himself by sacrifice of his companions ; he was too naive to see how he stood condemned out of his own mouth for his conduct, and yet no words were too harsh when he was blackening his opponents ; and after landing, however involuntarily, in the Roman camp, he turned his captivity to his own advantage, and benefitted for the rest of his days from his change of side.

Shortly after Lenin's death in 1924, the letter was pulled out of the archives and made public by Trotsky's opponents within the Communist Party, and was used to paint him as Lenin's enemy.

Before Macbeth ’ s opponents arrive, he receives news that Lady Macbeth has killed herself, causing him to sink into a deep and pessimistic despair and deliver his " Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow " soliloquy ( 5. 5. 17 – 28 ).

Some identified Jesus as the Messiah, his opponents accused him of such a claim, and he is recorded at least twice as asserting it himself directly.

A player " has position " on opponents acting before him and is " out of position " to opponents acting after him.