battle of wits
and Tom mentally girded himself for a battle of wits .
He was very well known to the customs officers of the coast; and as there was between these worthies and himself a perpetual battle of wits. he had at first thought that Dantes might be an emissary of these industrious guardians of rights and duties, who perhaps employed this ingenious means of learning some of the secrets of his trade.
The constant battle of wits and senses against the many deadly foes that lurked by day and by night along the pathway of the wary and the unwary appealed to the spirit of adventure which breathes strong in the heart of every red-blooded son of primordial Adam.
Muscat: It will be battle of wits when the top seed and defending champion, Ashutosh Pant will take on seasoned campaigner Albert VR in the pennant clash for the men's singles crown on the concluding day of the Bank Muscat-sponsored Annual Badminton Tournament organized by the Indian Social Club Muscat.
Eleven series and still going strong, Dara O'Briain hosts another battle of wits and topical jokes.
However, despite uncovering links with international terrorism, rogue CIA agents and a conspiracy at the heart of government, the Baker Street sleuth finds himself involved on a more personal level when he becomes locked in a battle of wits with Irene Adler, a woman who is as cold, ruthless and brilliant as himself.
Mole Hunt is suitable for teenage and older readers who enjoy the sci-fi genre and want a strong storyline with both physical combat and an intense battle of wits that will continue in Dyson's Drop.
The film stars Jamie Bell, Channing Tatum and Tahar Rahim in a fierce battle of wits to possess The Eagle, a precious Roman artefact.
15pm) A retired mountain rescue expert is drawn into a battle of wits with a psychopathic criminal searching for a $100m fortune lost in the Rockies - and puts his life on the line as he negotiates the treacherous mountains in a bid to stay one step ahead of the crook.
00pm) A retired mountain rescue expert is drawn into a battle of wits with a psychopathic criminal searching for a $100million fortune lost in the Rockies - and puts his life on the line as he negotiates the treacherous mountains in a bid to stay one step ahead of the crook.
Thriller, starring Idris Elba as a brilliant maverick detective who becomes embroiled in a battle of wits with a former child genius who has murdered her parents.
This great family dramedy about Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine's battle of wits over which of their three sons would be the next King of England, stars David Bailey as Henry and Deb Campbell as Eleanor.