They are trained not to fight an external foe, but an internal enemy.

The school has been able to move past its internal rivalries and compete with external foes in various competitions.

Proficiency however had been gained through long years of campaigning, as the various emperors consolidated power over internal and external foes.

But few have any realistic role to play against external foes.

By its expansion into the interior of the island, Arborea ensured its long-term survival in the face of external foes.

Prataparudra had to fight battles throughout his reign against either the internal rebels or the external foes.

Arn was a warrior-prelate, recorded fighting against almost every external foe of the Germans at one point in his career or another.

In addition, he elevated the use of violence as standard practice against domestic and external foes.

In wars waged against external foes, the objective was typically the acquisition of booty or the enforcement of tribute.

They had met the Modd - personal demons, external foes, even, in a way, their employer - and conquered it.