Old enmities became entrenched, although inside the country things did begin to change.

In the build-up to tonight's game the old enmities are rising once again.

Old enmities, battened down during the membership process, are suddenly reanimated.

These days, in the professional era, perhaps the old enmities are not so significant.

Yet from the first minutes, the match burst into life, two teams going toe to toe, and all the old enmities were there.

Over the years, the sisters' personal enmity grew from a matter of domestic disharmony to one of political rivalry, then of sedition, and finally of treason.

It has intrigue, macabre flourishes, personal enmity and political rivalry.

We acknowledged this; we strongly differed on matters of politics and principle, but there was still great mutual respect that precluded personal enmity.

Their satirical powers thus sharpened by personal enmity, the play was an extraordinary success.