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Sentence Examples Fighting for the Future, for all its provocative arguments and pithy language, sometimes borders on the apocalyptic. Fighting for air, Allie found her legs and began kicking upward in the frigid water. Fighting the most popular storytelling medium is not only a losing battle and horribly snobbish but unsocial too. Fighting broke out as security men tried to stop angry guests using cameras and video recorders. Fighting and shooting broke out, triggering a panicked stampede in which several people were trampled to death. Fighting raged in the capital on Sunday with forces meeting fierce resistance in their efforts to capture the city. Fighting between ethnic Yorubas and Hausas erupted in Ajegunle district here on Sunday and continued to Tuesday. Fighting city hall is never easy, and the local government figured they could take this land without a fight. Fighting dogs' tails were docked to give their opponents one less body part to grab. His team, the Fighting Irish, are the No1 schoolboy squad in the nation, and the 6ft 8in James is the best teenage hoopster in the country. The principal force behind the effort is the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the largest mixed martial arts association in the world. Fighting has continued to this day, but General Burnside and his defeated Army of the Potomac have retreated across the Potomac. Fighting the Chinese in China would have led to a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union. Fighting to maintain a precise IFR height is more likely to result in overstressing the airplane. Fighting an insurgency is unlike anything taught in regular military manuals. Fighting in the open is highly mobile, the troops can use all sorts of maneuvering and enveloping movements, and can attack the enemy's rear. Fighting against her grip, I pull my hand out of the innards, and struggle against the urge to vomit. Fighting against usury and the persecution of debtors has a long religious history as well as a social justice lineage. Fighting terrorism is a dangerous game of cat and mouse, and for the moment, it appears that the mouse has gotten a little smarter. In the past, the toughest job in the Army was a Bradley Fighting Vehicle-equipped infantry platoon leader. Show More Sentences The Fighting Irish play seven bowl teams from 2000, including Nebraska and Tennessee. Fighting back tears, he recalled human things hidden behind billions of dollars in technical wizardry. Fighting broke out in the eastern part of the country between Sudanese government forces and members of the Beja people. Fighting for a cause has less influence on behavior than fighting for messmates. Fighting with the kids at bath time is one of the less pleasant aspects of parenting. Fighting the Kiowas was not like fighting the Sheepeaters, which was not like fighting the Apaches. Fighting broke out when one of the team physios aimed a karate kick at an opposing player. Forms of contemporary no holds barred wrestling in which rules are thrown out the window are Hardcore Wrestling and Cage Fighting. Fighting does not mean being out of control, losing, counter-attacking, or giving energy to a hopeless cause, Gage writes. Italian workers put a coat of paint on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the Leghorn Army Depot. Fighting terror was judged, at the top, to be a dangerous form of cops and robbers, not a nuanced, intricate war. Fighting my way through the festival-goers, I quickly realise that I am the least made-up man around. Fighting isn't going to disappear overnight, so be attentive to this in the friendship. Fighting in both world wars, she battled on after being injured by a bomb and even escaped from her German captors. Fighting moves and combos work via a combination of keyboard movements and action keys set to either the number pad or the mouse buttons. Fighting ceased on October 2 with the formal capitulation of the Home Army forces. Anti-tank weapons, the main armament of Infantry Fighting Vehicles or Main Battle Tanks can be used to blast positions with direct fire. The Bangladeshi Navy has a number of former British warships in its fleet, according to Jane's Fighting Ships. Fighting in that country during the feudal period was considered to be the work of professional men-at-arms. Over the past five years, however, because of shrewd marketing by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the sport's premier brand, mixed martial arts has become mainstream. Show More Sentences Fighting off panic, he raced over to the stairway, and skipped down the stairs as he had done before, bypassing the grieving dragons, who completely ignored him. Fighting appeared to have subsided yesterday after many protesters backed off, setting fire to three vans, a police car, a fire truck and a television news van in their path. Fighting against well dug in troops and defences that had been prepared years in advance they clawed their way over the dunes and onto the coastlines and into the hedgerows. Fighting words like those that propelled his team to the top of the industry, but it looks like that drive might have been sapped. And with the trend toward ever-larger sport-utility vehicles, I recommend that you forget the Humvee and go for a Bradley Fighting Vehicle instead. Fighting financial mismanagement and fraud throughout the agencies of the federal government is an urgent mission if we ever hope to rebalance the budget. Fighting for Your Marriage is available with audiocassettes or videotapes. Fighting spread a month later to the Morea, and Greek battlefield successes were marred by atrocities against Turkish civilians. The two-decade veteran of the House of Representatives wears his Fighting Irish bona fides with pride. Fighting from the left-handed southpaw stance, Magee's slashing left hands and jabs kept Hatton off balance for the majority of the opening stages. Fighting mold is big business, an untold story in the building industry. Fighting between the tribes weakened them as a group, including the Kongo. Fighting continued sporadically into October, adding to the German difficulties on the Western Front and elsewhere. The Bushmaster III chain gun will be mounted on the Netherlands' CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Fighting continued for some more years, but French troops assisted the Scots. The firm has blamed the cuts on a decline in workload on the Ministry of Defence's Armoured Fighting Vehicle programmes. The servicemen were on patrol when their Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle was caught in an explosion in Helmand province. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. See, in the distance advancing, Richmond's misproud array, Fighting for Henry the traitor. Fighting in Moldova continued in 1917, resulting in a costly stalemate for the Central Powers. Show More Sentences Fighting continued in this area for the next week, as the Axis tried to recover the small hill that was so important to their defence. Fighting in the Caen area versus the 21st Panzer, the 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend and other units soon reached a stalemate. Fighting in Southern Europe would not resume until Axis forces were defeated in North Africa. Therefore, the Fighting Eagle TAC was born and has since operated with great success. Its success, usually viewed through the prism of the hypermarketed Ultimate Fighting Championship, has been building for years. Fighting broke out in England between forces loyal to Richard and those being gathered by John. Fighting on foot is both habitual and a national custom and they are proficient in this. There is also mixed martial artist Costas Philippou, who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion's middleweight division. Fighting has also spilled over into the neighbouring provinces of Dagestan, Ingushetia and North Ossetia in recent years. Fighting was inconclusive before Gaunt agreed a treaty with King Juan of Castile. Fighting the counterfeiting of banknotes and cheques has been a principal driver of security printing methods development in recent centuries. Fighting fat, a top-of-mind concern among consumers today, is the subject of new marketing campaigns. Fighting the proposal were the Licensed Victualers Association of Alberta, the Bartenders' Union, and the Alberta Federation of Labor. A former heavyweight kickboxer, Rosario is a current heavyweight mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Fighting between Americans, the Sauk, and other indigenous tribes continued through 1817, well after the war ended in the east. The group was on a mounted patrol when their Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle was struck. Fighting lasted until February, when an armistice was signed that left the province in Polish hands, but technically still a German possession. Fighting associated with the War of Independence would return near the end of the conflict. Fighting between the French and the British in 1800 left most of the town in ruins. Fighting between the Moroccan military and Polisario forces continued for many years. Show More Sentences Fighting there continued until June when the Allies evacuated, ceding Norway to Germany in response to the German invasion of France. Fighting broke out, forcing the regulars to conduct a fighting withdrawal to Boston. Lulworth Ranges are part of the Armoured Fighting Vehicles Gunnery School at Lulworth Camp. Fighting continued on Luzon, Mindanao, and other islands of the Philippines until the end of the war. Fighting continued throughout 3 November, but 2nd Armoured was held by elements of the Afrika Korps and tanks of the Littorio Division. Fighting back panic, she tried to keep her cool and find a way out from under the rubble. Fighting continued along the coastal road of the city, near the Medical School and famed Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Best up-and-coming judoka went to Cristo Harijan and the Fighting Spirit Award was presented to Brandon Calvert, Becky Allen, Thomas Elliot and Mary McNeil. I wasn't sure I'd like a book called Worth Fighting For by a former soldier who walked across the United States to raise money for the Pat Tillman Foundation. The modular turret, called Blazer, is also readily adaptable to other vehicles such as the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the M113 armored personnel carrier. Oh! bold Fighting Attie, the knowing, the natty, By us all it must sure be confest, Though your shoppers and snobbers are pretty good robbers, A soldier is always the best. Fighting had virtually ceased between 28 October and 4 November, while many Hungarians believed that Soviet military units were indeed withdrawing from Hungary. Fighting everything from asthma to brain infections these inspirational film-makers like Sam won't so much tug at your heartstrings but strangle you with them. Ministry of Defence officials have confirmed all died on patrol in the notorious Helmand Province when their Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle was caught in an explosion. Earlier in the day, Illinois and Minnesota went down to the wire, with the Fighting Illni victorious 51-49 thanks to Brandon Paul's 25 points and buzzer beating fadeaway. Another major supporter of Bands For Freedom is Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner, who recently competed in his first Pride Fighting Championship in Tokyo. Ken Shamrock is the current owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship superfight belt and will defend his title February 16 against Kimo Leopoldo. Fighting back tears on several occassions, Robin Roberts said her myelodysplastic syndrome was caused by her treatment for breast cancer, which she beat five years ago. British boxing pundit Steve Bunce stated on 15 March 2008 edition of BBC panel show Fighting Talk that Hamed was the greatest British boxer of all time. Fighting in the wood was fierce with the Germans giving ground stubbornly. Show More Sentences Fighting broke out between France and Britain in 1754, but war was only formally declared in 1756 when France went to war with a British ally, Prussia. Fighting imported pests and diseases such as Mediterranean fruit flies, citrus canker and exotic Newcastle disease has already cost tens of millions of dollars. The troops were finally able to subdue the rebel forces after many days of fighting. The Armistice of Mudros, signed at the end of October, ended hostilities with the Ottoman Empire when fighting was continuing north of Aleppo. In nearly four weeks of fighting beginning 8 August, over 100,000 German prisoners were taken. In September 1917, Russian soldiers in France began questioning why they were fighting for the French at all and mutinied. By 15 May the advance had been stopped, although the fighting continued until 18 June. After some of the most intense fighting of the campaign, the hill was taken by the Germans in late May. The Ottoman army was once among the most advanced fighting forces in the world, being one of the first to use muskets and cannons. Most Germans were relieved that the conflicts and street fighting of the Weimar era had ended. After the Bodenplatte effort, the Luftwaffe ceased to be an effective fighting force. In the Spanish Civil War, the Luftwaffe in the Condor Legion tried out air fighting tactics and their new aeroplanes. At the height of fighting, and despite Churchill's insistence, only 30 pilots were released to the front line from administrative duties. The bulk of the reinforcements were Italian and therefore it was up to the Italians to do the bulk of the fighting. The Japanese forces in the North were now fighting on two fronts in northern Burma. There was severe fighting until the end of the month, in which the Japanese suffered heavy casualties. There was heavy fighting, which attracted Japanese reserves and fixed their attention. The airfield was not captured until a month later as the area became the scene of fierce fighting. Membership eligibility was widened to include all nation states fighting against the Axis powers instead of a select few. Australian and British troops were fighting the communists together in the Korean War and the Malayan Emergency. Show More Sentences During the fighting at Umm Qataf, Colonel Yassa was badly wounded and replaced by Colonel Saadedden Mutawally. Egyptian resistance varied, with some positions fighting back until destroyed, while others were abandoned with little resistance. At Port Said, the heavy fighting in the streets and the resulting fires destroyed much of the city, killing many civilians. Especially fierce fighting took place at the Port Said's Customs House and Navy House. The continuous fighting, which became known as the Battle of the Bogside, lasted for two days. Afghan units were the principal fighting force, supported by British forces. In one new unit in Baghlan Province, soldiers had been found cowering in ditches rather than fighting. Several Marines were killed during a firefight with Fedayeen in the urban fighting. At the Saddam Canal, another 18 Marines were killed in heavy fighting with Iraqi soldiers. There was particularly heavy fighting in and around the bridge near the town of Kufl. Much of Baghdad remained unsecured however, and fighting continued within the city and its outskirts well into the period of occupation. The Cayman Islands Fire Service provides fire prevention, fire fighting and rescue. She said that this was partly due to the government removing red tape and scrapping targets to allow the police to concentrate on crime fighting. Today, the Royal Marines are an elite fighting force within the British Armed forces, having undergone many substantial changes over time. The primary armoured fighting vehicle operated by the Armoured Support Group is the BvS 10 Viking All Terrain Armoured Vehicle. Most of the Highlanders and Marines who survived the bitter fighting were taken prisoner by the Japanese. The fighting bogged down into static trench warfare for the remainder of the war. Britain declared formally war to France with a declaration signed on 17 May, nearly two years after fighting had broken out in the Ohio Country. Therefore, the Algonquin and the Seven Nations were interested in fighting against the Iroquois. Most of the heavy fighting, however, took place in and around Chetatea until the Russians were driven out of the village. Show More Sentences Several weeks of fighting saw little change in the front line, and the Mamelon remained in Russian hands. On 5 and 6 June the last JNA personnel left the city during heavy street fighting and shelling. Vastly underequipped Bosnian forces, fighting on two fronts, were able to repel Croats and gain territory against them on every front. A general outbreak of fighting followed, and there was heavy shelling of the town that night by Croat artillery. But, he said, he still questions the government's commitment to fighting corruption. In July 1943, the War Production Board drew up a plan for the mass distribution of penicillin stocks to Allied troops fighting in Europe. Sufism has played a significant role in fighting against Tsars of Russia and Soviet colonization. Together with more than 50 Poles fighting in British squadrons, about 145 Polish pilots defended British skies. After several days of fighting against overwhelming odds, nearly all the warriors are killed. The poem is similar in ethos to heroic poetry, with the emphasis on the heroes fighting primarily for glory, but is not a narrative. After coddling clients, retrieving luggage, and fighting traffic, he beheld sweet, nagless me. It has become the largest fighting competition in Europe over its 21 years. In 2008, fighting continued and Iraq's newly trained armed forces launched attacks against militants. Another punishing round of chemo is a necessary evil if Lisa is to have a fighting chance against the cancer. During September 1944, the city saw heavy fighting during Operation Market Garden. In areas of Indonesia with a history of tribal warfare, mock fighting contests are held, such as caci in Flores and pasola in Sumba. However, the expenditure on military equipment and logistics and the losses in this endless fighting greatly outweighed the benefits gained. Moray was mortally wounded in the fighting, dying at an unknown date and place later that year. Edward II was dragged away from the battlefield, hotly pursued by the Scottish forces, and only just escaped the heavy fighting. From the outset of the Hundred Years War, there were Scottish companies officially fighting for Philip IV of France. Show More Sentences In Virginia, the Royal governor, Lord Dunmore, had attempted to disarm the militia as tensions increased, although no fighting broke out. At the Battle of Monte Cassino in early 1944, the 2nd Battalion suffered heavy casualties in tough fighting. After fighting began, Congress launched a final attempt to avert war, which Parliament rejected as insincere. Little fighting took place thereafter, and Mysore and Britain made peace on 11 March. In nearly four weeks of fighting beginning on 8 August, over 100,000 German prisoners were taken. After Roberts had won the conventional war, Kitchener was left in charge of fighting the Boers, who had taken to guerrilla warfare. He complained privately of French unreliability and lack of fighting competence, a complaint which he would keep up for the next four years. After a fortnight of intense fighting I Corps had been reduced from 18,000 men to just under 3,000 effectives by 12 November. A second expedition in 1102 saw incursions into Ireland but in August 1103 he was killed fighting in Ulster. But the British authorities swiftly put down the rebellion and employed severe repression after the fighting had ended. In the last two world wars 83,005 turban wearing Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded fighting for the British Empire. As a result, in addition to being musicians, members of the pipes and drums must also be qualified fighting soldiers. He spent much of the early parts of his career fighting undistinguished opponents in England. In the autumn, Owain's Aberystwyth Castle surrendered while he was away fighting. After savage fighting the campaign was successful until Dafydd's sudden natural death brought it to a halt. A likely context for construction is the 820s, when the Mercian king Coenwulf was fighting against a resurgent Welsh threat. After Rhys died in 1197, fighting between his sons led to the splitting of Deheubarth between warring factions. Edward only just escaped the heavy fighting, making a vow to found a Carmelite religious house at Oxford if he survived. Due to the Royal Artillery gas bombardments, the German artillery had been largely silenced and played little part in the initial fighting. Other than an exchange of artillery fire, no further fighting took place and the division was withdrawn from the line on 6 August. Show More Sentences By the end of the day, in heavy fighting, the division had seized the ridge, pushed the Germans back around Ovillers and taken 634 prisoners. During the fighting, Henry Weale was ordered to suppress German machine gun positions with his Lewis Gun. Meanwhile, the 113th Brigade engaged in heavy fighting to clear the German trenches around Mortho Wood. Of this number, around 13,000 were available as replacements for the 21st Army Group fighting in France. Our fighting men will not be able to achieve their purpose unless we get an adequate supply of coal. This caused a deal of upset, as many young men wanted to join the fighting forces and felt that as miners they would not be valued. Park rangers also have fire fighting responsibilities and execute search and rescue missions. Such competition can take the form of fighting other males or of herding females to prevent access by other males. Two days of fighting brought about the total destruction of Mametz village by shelling. The protest ended with an outbreak of fighting between local youths and police officers leading to widespread disturbances across English cities. Egypt provided the rebels with weapons and financial assistance, but also sent a large military force to participate in the fighting. In 1979, fresh fighting between the two states resumed and efforts were renewed to bring about unification. However, by the end of the year, Yemen claimed that 3,000 soldiers had been killed in renewed fighting. Dixmude, near Ostend that had been the site of heavy fighting throughout the war. He turned professional as a boxer in Philadelphia in 1905, and spent the best part of his career fighting in the United States. Welsh just carried on fighting, with one final match in New Orleans against Young Donahue. Just over a month later, Welsh was back fighting in Mountain Ash, to face little known French lightweight Henri Piet. By the eighth round Driscoll was coming into the match, and forced the fighting in the ninth. When Welsh returned to America he was intent on fighting Ritchie, having failed to meet both Nelson and Wolgast. Welsh responded to his bad luck by throwing himself back into competitive fighting. Show More Sentences In July 1963, he challenged for the European featherweight title, fighting Italian holder, Alberto Serti in Cardiff. He continued fighting, but unfortunately he sustained a badly swollen left eye, which caused the bout to be stopped in the fifth round. After again fighting Criqui, this time at bantamweight, the Porth fighter never again made the flyweight limit. Gray whales were once called devil fish because of their fighting behavior when hunted. Each likewise portrays itself as on the side of the angels, as fighting the good fight against adversaries who are neither decent nor fair. There are 1,534 Greek Cypriots and 502 Turkish Cypriots missing as a result of the fighting. Opponents of the military dictatorship, like me, are fighting to extirpate the last trace of colonialism. He tried to interpose himself between the people who were fighting. Ameritrash players like to play games with lots of dice, blind luck and space marines fighting zombies. Don't make me waste my time! You are one hundred years too early to be an opponent worthy of fighting me! Now leave we Ywain to his fighting and turn we to the lady, that was there heavily cast down to be so left and benothinged. If he's one of the bests, he should be fighting the bests, NOT the pipitsugins. One way of fighting spam is to use a blackhole list maintained on a blackhole server. Brett's camped out on the couch, watching Mexican prize fighting on cablevision. As that campaign seeks to do, fighting ISIS means delegitimizing Caliphism at home and abroad. And, in the mid-late game, random 1-2 fighting guys get chucked out there just to get them out of hand and to chump block. Not only for his fighting expertise but also reminiscent of a compere in a cabaret show working the crowd, as a build up to the main event. The bus was oppressively warm and the air-conditioning was fighting a losing battle with the heat. With Scott and the outstanding Claire Rafferty in particular fighting back, all was not lost. I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didn't get a single thing done on my project. Show More Sentences Those are fighting words, of course, and the people who presently hold the high ground of economic power in society will not be amused. This essential medicine will give him a fighting chance against the disease. I kept buying hoping the price would go up, but I eventually decided I was fighting the tape. Now, when you're fighting Republicans... Democrats are all rallied around and ready to go ahead and go to the mattresses. And all because your racket is strung with a fighting heart of supremely live genuine gutstring. Their royal houses were effectively destroyed in the fighting, and their Angle populations came under the Danelaw. More instances of Germani fighting Germani appear in the works of Tacitus than between Romans and Germani. Caesar provided his Germanic armies with Roman mounts to enable them greater mobility and to enhance their fighting efficiency. The romantic notions of warfare that everyone had expected faded as the fighting in France bogged down into trench warfare. The discipline and organization of a Roman legion made it a superb fighting unit. The threat was enough to bring the English king back from Normandy, where he had been fighting Robert Curthose. From the hoplological perspective, Japan's koryu bujutsu are among the last extant hand-to-hand battlefield martial fighting arts in the world. Behind the nation's fighting men of today moved the still-jaunty fighting men of 1917 in an hourslong procession. The Antrobus family sold the site after their last heir was killed in the fighting in France. He then became involved in fighting the various tribes in Gaul, and by 55 BC had overrun most of Gaul. Celtic warriors are described by Polybius and Plutarch as frequently having to cease fighting in order to straighten their sword blades. Unlike earlier in the Republic, legionaries were no longer fighting on a seasonal basis to protect their land. Commius, Caesar's Atrebatian ally, later switched sides, fighting in Vercingetorix's rebellion. It has to be noted that this was happening while the governor of Britain, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, was away fighting in North Wales. With their superior discipline, the Romans were able to continue fighting as fiercely as ever. Show More Sentences Even though they took the military oath and were among the lower ranks it did not mean they would be fighting among the masses. Because of the limited number of sources, there is no certainty about the date, location, or details of the fighting. Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting. By the late 1140s the active phase of the civil war was over, barring the occasional outbreak of fighting. In many parts of the country the fighting had caused serious devastation, although some other areas remained largely unaffected. As long as Scotland and France were in an alliance, the English were faced with the prospect of fighting a war on two fronts. In 1456, Henry's father Edmund Tudor was captured while fighting for Henry VI in South Wales against the Yorkists. The first was the Rebellion of the Stafford brothers and Viscount Lovell of 1486, which collapsed without fighting. That his personal household sustained losses indicates he was in the thick of the fighting. Except for Ceylon and Trinidad, these gains were returned following the Peace of Amiens in 1802, which briefly halted the fighting. Raleigh's expedition was a disastrous failure, and his son Walter was killed fighting the Spanish. Conversely, one of the leading drainage contractors, the Earl of Lindsey, was to die fighting for the King at the Battle of Edgehill. Whilst William was away fighting, his wife, Mary II, governed the realm, but acted on his advice. Only Great Britain was left fighting Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Consul of the French Republic. Royal Navy ships even provided artillery support against French units when fighting strayed near enough to the coastline. By the end of the fighting, the French had lost Aspern but still controlled Essling. Revisiting his native land that year, Albert Camus was horrified to find Kabyle children fighting with dogs for the contents of a rubbish bin. He was subsequently joined by numerous men and women fighting for the same cause. During the Civil War, many Kentuckians found themselves fighting their own family members. During the ensuing fighting, Belgian forces fought alongside French and British forces against the invaders. Show More Sentences The fighting in the region dragged on for another two weeks before the dead could be recovered. The heavy fighting in the Battle of Britain had eaten up most of Fighter Command's resources, so there was little investment in night fighting. The teachers are fighting a losing battle because even the language mavens are losing their grip on the distinction. Northern England was a focal point for fighting during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Although Ripon was not in the main line of fighting which was to the east, it remained loyal and royalist during the English Civil War. It recommended that the government should find ways of fighting the five 'Giant Evils' of Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness. During the First Punic War, the island was conquered after harsh fighting by Marcus Atilius Regulus. This included spear and stone throwing, building and testing physical strength through wrestling, fist fighting, and stone lifting. Knattleik appears to have been played only in Iceland, where it attracted many spectators, as did horse fighting. However, swords were probably not sturdy enough for fighting and instead were likely decorative. Sikhs grew as an organized community and under the 10th Guru the Sikhs developed a trained fighting force to defend their independence. Children are allowed to resolve disputes with each other, including physical fighting. A castrum was designed to house and protect the soldiers, their equipment and supplies when they were not fighting or marching. It is thought the milecastles were staffed with static garrisons, whereas the forts had fighting garrisons of infantry and cavalry. Neville was subsequently killed in the Battle of Barnet, fighting against King Edward IV in 1471 during the Wars of the Roses. Inside, he found two of his employees fighting a small office fire, that had started after an explosion in the women's cloakroom. At what point during the war Teach joined the fighting is, in keeping with the record of most of his life before he became a pirate, unknown. The lieutenant had kept many of his men below deck and in anticipation of being boarded told them to prepare for close fighting. As Captain Brand and his troops had not been the ones fighting for their lives, Maynard thought this extremely unfair. The contest is a rough one, with teams fighting to move the bottles over such obstacles as ditches, hedges, and barbed wire. Show More Sentences Air Marshal Malcolm Wollen is often considered the man who won India's 1971 war fighting alongside Bangladesh. Macbeth, the King's kinsman, is praised for his bravery and fighting prowess. Both are fighting for a throne and have a 'nemesis' to face to achieve that throne. Puck distracts Lysander and Demetrius from fighting over Helena's love by mimicking their voices and leading them apart. Later that year, he joined Sir John Norris in the Battle of Zutphen, fighting for the Protestant cause against the Spanish. Jonson's other work for the theatre in the last years of Elizabeth I's reign was marked by fighting and controversy. Later in his brief life, Byron joined the Greek War of Independence fighting the Ottoman Empire, for which Greeks revere him as a national hero. Chaplin was attacked in the British media for not fighting in the First World War. Figg's time, in addition to fist fighting, also contained fencing and cudgeling. Still, throughout this period, there arose some notable bare knuckle champions who developed fairly sophisticated fighting tactics. If a boxer simply quits fighting, or if his corner stops the fight, then the winning boxer is also awarded a technical knockout victory. Thus, fighting against counter punchers requires constant feinting and the ability to avoid telegraphing one's attacks. Referee Richard Steele asked Taylor twice if he was able to continue fighting, but Taylor failed to answer. He was also known for his pure fighting skills due to dislike of training for fights, which cost him at times in his career. Soon afterward, he went back to the Heavyweights, where he kept fighting until 1914, with mixed results. Groves came out fighting in the 8th round before Froch got him pinned against the ropes and delivered a right hand blow which knocked Groves out. Despite the loss, Haye was widely praised for his performance in fighting on whilst severely injured. Both Piquet and Nakajima failed to make any impressions in terms of fighting for victories. After a week of heavy fighting, primarily in Dublin, the surviving rebels were forced to surrender their positions. However, Oswiu killed Penda shortly after, and Mercia spent the rest of the 7th and all of the 8th century fighting the kingdom of Powys. Find more words! 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