A strong England side won the five-match series 4-0 against weak opposition.

Despite being one of the world's top 20 grandmasters, he is playing on board seven and for the most part, faces relatively weak opposition.

With the opposition weak, the point was to show the party's strength or exercise the organization that would later get out its vote.

There is every indication that it will be a weak opposition.

Paul Kagame easily won the election against a weak opposition.

In 2004, he faced weak opposition, and once again won his Senate bid.

In 2001 he turned pro but only beat very weak opposition.

But the move was totally legal, and the weak opposition had to acquiesce.

An advance to the red line was to be attempted only against weak opposition.

This practice of having stronger teams facing weaker opposition would continue to the present day.