This envisions the courts being locked in an adversarial or combative relationship with the Executive and functioning as a check on administrative power.

Mansell, who had a combative relationship with European reporters, has been cordial here.

But his combative relationship with the press and the goals that animate it have not changed.

I hated him when he got drunk, because he'd get violent,' recalls Estevez, who had a combative relationship with his father.

However, the race had surprisingly low visibility, with the only major issue being the governor's combative relationship with the legislature.

It wouldn't hurt, she thought, to try to establish a less combative relationship; it was just a pity Wyatt couldn't see that.

So began a combative relationship between Rice and the news media for the next 13 years.

The grass roots tend to have a more combative relationship with industry.

A team official said there have been discussions with the coach about the counterproductive nature of his combative relationship with the news media.

He has something of a combative relationship with his wife, Maxine, and wants his son to succeed in (business) life.