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.
Potential adversaries, however, do not need high-technology systems to conduct effective information warfare.
It is an adversary task; but, we cannot do without the co-operation of our former adversaries.