We seem to have gotten into an adversarial stance and I don't want that.

Understandably, the post-Watergate, adversarial stance so central to journalism in the United States is largely missing in this area.

The threat of litigation caused some bishops to disregard their pastoral role and adopt an adversarial stance not worthy of the church.

The court today explicitly rejected this view and stressed that "as in other professions, an adversarial stance is fully consistent with professional, investigative reporting."

To the Editor: Because of their reliance on state subsidies and an adversarial stance toward physicians, New York hospitals find themselves in a crunch.

An adversarial stance appeared in literary study.

A more modest, less adversarial stance - more true to our traditions - is vital to our interests and our safety.

Picasso took an adversarial stance toward the problems of the new art; Braque worked toward balance and resolution.

Shelby took an adversarial stance towards the intelligence community during both Clinton and Bush administrations.

It demeans the claims of the truly disabled and contributes to the adversarial stance of many schools.