“The two rhinos would engage in violent combat for dominance of the herd.”

“Its combativeness, its hostility to everything it perceives as a threat, works against it here.”

“The intruders' violent ends echo the combativeness with which Trebor dealt with the world around him.”

“With characteristic combativeness, he rekindled a 13-year-old war of words with Australia and labelled George Bush a bare-faced liar.”

“Such unit cohesion in turn creates strong incentives to continue fighting when engaged in combat, because the combatant ultimately will fight in order to not let the other members of his unit down.”

“The act of defining combatants is analogous to the military concept of choosing the terrain of battle.”

“I don't think it's a good idea to upgrade terrorists into lawful combatants.”

“Perfidy is a war crime, and it tempts combatants because perfidious military acts provide them with an advantage.”