Word: antagonistically
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...back to the military, the only signs of crisis were the gleaming limousines of the generals and a slight increase in the number of marines patrolling Saigon's rain-wet streets. Even when the turnover was finally effected, little had changed on the surface; both Quat and his antagonist, Chief of State Phan Khac Suu, remained in office as "caretakers" for the generals...
...anymore." Massachusetts needs $230 million in new money merely to keep operating state services at existing levels. Volpe wants a limited sales tax. But the legislature, with both houses controlled by Democrats, is not about to give Volpe that or much of anything else that will help its G.O.P. antagonist out of the Massachusetts mess...
...cutthroat movie industry, Kennedy pulled out; he also bearishly pulled out of the stock market in time to save his fortune from the 1929 crash. Fearing revolution and contemptuous of his fellow capitalists for not foreseeing the crash, Kennedy became an early, enthusiastic supporter of his old antagonist Franklin D. Roosevelt. He worked hard on William Randolph Hearst, who controlled the California delegation. Hearst finally came around, and Kennedy liked to boast that he was responsible, "though you don't find any mention of it in history books...
...however, Spaak has come round to the Gaullist approach, at least as a practical first step toward ultimate integration. Moreover, at week's end there were signs that Charles de Gaulle might also be in a mood for compromise. After an hour's chat with his old antagonist at the Elysée Palace, the ebullient Belgian Foreign Minister pointedly refrained from his usual barbed quips at De Gaulle's expense. The most significant omen to date was De Gaulle's decision last week to call in an even more influential critic of Gaullism, Jean Monnet...
...third man in this triangle was off vacationing in Europe. He is William J. Hogan, executive vice president and, as financial chief, Sadler's main antagonist. Up till now, Hogan has been, in effect, co-president with Sadler. In the weeks ahead all seat belts at American will be fastened tight for more heavy executive weather...