Examples of 'tug-of-war' in a sentence
Meaning of "tug-of-war"
Tug-of-War: A competitive team sport where two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, used as a singular noun
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In a microscopic tug-of-war the spindles pull each chromatid toward opposite poles.
Police dogs often love to play an energetic game of tug-of-war with their favourite toy.
Games such as fetch and tug-of-war can be an effective motivator and reward for learning.
There are several different regions in Argentina where people do tug-of-war with horses.
Both the tug-of-war and restraint models of reproductive skew are compatible with this finding.
Negotiations can sometimes feel more like a tug-of-war than a sense of working together to achieve a goal.
The tug-of-war debate of nature versus nurture often hides the complexity of disease and disability.
Free will is what arbitrates this existential tug-of-war between the body and the soul.
This tug-of-war impacts the formation and the growth of large scale structures of the universe.
I can not tell you how many times a fun tug-of-war with a dog over a chew toy turned contentious.
Legal tug-of-war should certainly not be used as an excuse to liberalise EU health services.
He observed that there is a great tug-of-war going on between the Lord and the adversary.
My assistant had the head rope and Ransom was hauling on the tail like a tug-of-war.
This creates a constant tug-of-war between our innate animal instincts and civilized behavior.
Taiwan and China have been engaged for years in a diplomatic tug-of-war in developing countries.
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Today may present a tug-of-war or conflict over the division between career and partnership issues.
Ulrich predicts that Amazon would ultimately win if the tug-of-war was decided in court.
The Itoman Great Tug-of-War is an event rich in ancient rites as well as tradition.
About this time Tikal and Calakmul were regionally dominant and began a tug-of-war for power.
The undignified tug-of-war concerning the new President must also stop immediately.
They figure that God and the devil are always playing this tug-of-war game with them.
They are caught in the tug-of-war between their traditional beliefs and Western influences.
I did not hear anybody complaining about my weight when I anchored the tug-of-war.
Then came the strenuous tug-of-war over the Financial Perspective for the next seven years.
Romantic relationships begin with a tug-of-war.
This kind of tug-of-war between the President and Congress is not necessarily bad.
A year later Abadi is in the middle of a tug-of-war between Washington and Tehran.
This tug-of-war is believed to generate merit.
This is the emotional tug-of-war of matrescence.
A tug-of-war between conflicting economic forces.
Do not indulge in games of tug-of-war or wrestling.
We played tug-of-war with him and piece of driftwood.
There is no place for politics or a jurisdictional tug-of-war.
He did not suggest to play tug-of-war with a clothesline.
I was just the rope in your twisted tug-of-war.
That is the eternal tug-of-war of the universe.
This is your reward for winning at tug-Of-War.
I find this emotional tug-of-war very upsetting.
Here they are attempting to conquer the tug-of-war.
I am having a bit of a tug-of-war with the warden.
All you need is a good strategy in Tug-of-War.
I am ready to bump this tug-of-war up to the top if.
And so begins the traditional holiday tug-of-war.
Never play tug-of-war or wrestling with a dog.
An example of this is an injury from playing tug-of-war.
The perennial tug-of-war competition is always a hit.
Capitalism and communism measure forces… on an irresponsible tug-of-war.
The procedural tug-of-war has not only been unproductive.
My heart and my head have been playing tug-of-war lately.
Seeing their tug-of-war with a doggie toy was fun.
