Causing competitors to fail, obtaining confidential information, something that big business just can't do without - high risk but at the same time high return work.

We, ACME Ltd., hereby announce that we will resist with all our strength this hostile takeover.

Some people took hostile attitudes toward the illegal aliens.

She is hostile to me.

He got even his opponents to agree to the new economic plan.

Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.

Some early religion's leaders were persecuted by their enemies.

Everybody took a hostile attitude toward illegal aliens.