Not only were they surrounded by adversaries, it was cold.
His powers of sarcasm were a cause of terror to his adversaries, and his presence in debate was much dreaded.
But while he convinced, he failed to conciliate his adversaries.
It is an adversary task; but, we cannot do without the co-operation of our former adversaries.
Potential adversaries, however, do not need high-technology systems to conduct effective information warfare.