An adversary capable of universal forgery is able to sign messages he chose himself (as in selective forgery), messages chosen at random, or even specific messages provided by an opponent.

Through this informationization, they hope to prepare their forces to engage in a different kind of warfare, against technically capable adversaries.

Strategic goals would be to present Gingrich as the most capable prospective adversary to President Obama, and to go after delegates in anticipation of a brokered convention.

In this grapple, he showed himself a capable adversary.

John V. N. Klein, a former Suffolk County executive who is now a lawyer and has opposed Ms. Seltzer in court, described her as "a very capable adversary."

The exception to this trend is Bush's long-standing personal vendetta against Lyndon LaRouche, his most consistent and capable adversary.

But at the same time, they were keenly aware they faced, as General Freakley put it, "a very savvy, capable adversary" in what another officer called "a very ambiguous battle-space."

During its existence it had gained a reputation as a capable adversary for the Sri Lankan Navy.

"We're up against an intelligent and capable adversary who is attempting to offset all our strategies," General Clark said.

Allied Naval leaders such as Nimitz and Halsey respected his abilities and considered him a highly capable and resourceful adversary.