| 单词 | pitched battle |
| 例句 | As a whole, the general election had been less grueling than the pitched battle of the primaries. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Ministry wizards were flooding onto the field to separate the veela and the leprechauns, but with little success; meanwhile, the pitched battle below was nothing to the one taking place above. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Dozens of people were killed and hundreds were wounded in pitched battles with machine guns, pistols, and rifles. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z All through the daylight hours, mobs of whites and blacks engaged in pitched battles throughout the city. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The noise of battle will be furious; the Einherjar, Odin’s noble warriors, are locked in pitched battle with the evil dead, Loki’s troops. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The great beasts would be useful in a pitched battle, no doubt, but it would be some time before they had the strength to face their foes in the field. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But for many people life proceeded without too much disruption, except in the regions where the pitched battles were fought. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z A pitched battle raged for days along the docks and waterfront streets of Smith Cove, injuring scores on both sides. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I'm sure nobody ever expected the dead to get up in the middle of a pitched battle and start eating people, which is what they did at the Battle of Little Round Top. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As Faith attempts to cope with her fiance’s return, her parents’ pitched battles and her employer’s nasty accusations, she decides to improve her finances by renting a room to one of her colleagues. Elinor Lipman’s ‘On Turpentine Lane’ proves you can go home again — hilariously 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Or couldn't we have a movie where the scientists descend to the very bowels of a strange planet and find themselves locked in a pitched battle with ghosts? Who's afraid of the big, bad monsters in Prometheus? 2012-06-14T15:54:20Z This has been the story of South Sudan’s civil war: few pitched battles between armies, many attacks on civilians by armed men. Apocalypse then, now, always: the truth about violence in Leer, South Sudan 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z There was this pitched battle going around the internet, where people were defending this phrase on the grounds that there are now three generations of people living in the boomers' shadow. Our political future is in millennial hands — even if it feels like boomers will never retire 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Argentina's The Crossing of the Andes, about José De San Martín, a soldier who fought in Europe against Napoleon before leading Argentina's insurrection against Spain, promises pitched battles as its hero repels marauding royalist forces. Spain celebrates Latin American liberation with bicentenary films 2011-03-14T19:27:41Z “Deep River” earns its scope in part because it reveals the frustratingly incremental effort to improve conditions — every demand, from straw for bedding to eight-hour workdays, becomes a pitched battle. Review | ‘Deep River’ bucks every literary trend, and that’s what makes it so charming 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z But Rick Santorum turned the race there into a pitched battle and almost prevailed, despite a lack of organization, a huge financial disadvantage, a series of controversial statements and a poorly reviewed debate performance. Romney averts disaster with Michigan win 2012-02-29T12:55:00Z The making of “Sabrina” involved a pitched battle between the director Billy Wilder and the writer Ernest Lehman about whether the romance between Hepburn’s character and Humphrey Bogart’s would be consummated. Books of The Times: ?Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.? by Sam Wasson 2010-06-13T22:07:00Z While vengeful lovers, demented blackmailers and unscrupulous abortionists may represent universal types, the Yiddish press also gleefully reported on specifically Jewish affairs — like the pitched battles between Jewish freethinkers and so-called Sabbath enforcers. The Good Kind of Schmaltz 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z We get transported from the icy marches beyond the Wall to pitched battles between the massed armies of House Stark and Lannister. Watch a New Game of Thrones Season 2 Trailer 2012-03-05T22:23:27Z And Mr. Boyle’s most recent novel, “When the Killing’s Done,” involves a pitched battle between radical environmentalists and a National Park Service biologist over an island off California overrun with rats and feral pigs. ArtsBeat: Ransom Center Acquires T.C. Boyle Papers 2012-03-07T21:14:47Z For Sotheby’s and the federal government the court case is the latest pitched battle over what is fair and appropriate when regulating the sale of global antiquities. Khmer-Art Collector Linked to Statue, U.S. Asserts 2012-12-12T19:32:49Z These peasant hamlets, one must bear in mind, were not being plowed under because American or South Vietnamese ground troops were attempting to seize them from the enemy in pitched battles. Essay: Should We Have War Crime Trials? 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The British army was deployed; pitched battles erupted between republicans and loyalists, there was brutal repression by the army, and soldiers were killed. As The Crown returns, watch out for these milestones 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Basically good kids, they are overwhelmed by the miasma of joblessness and end up fighting anarchic pitched battles with unfeeling police. UCLA film series touts William Wellman, 'Hollywood Rebel' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z In the two years since “The Wire” concluded, a pitched battle of ongoing praise has upped the comparative ante. Magazine Preview: The HBO Auteur: David Simon 2010-03-17T14:56:00Z The summer blockbuster may originally have pitched battle against outsized antagonists – gigantic Death Stars, giant sharks – but their protagonists were pint-sized, Davids plucking up the courage to face Goliath. Transformers: Age of Extinction, peak of destruction porn – first look review 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z This large, lavishly illustrated book illustrates what it’s like to live under the influence of a pitched battle of ideas. Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope against ‘Star Wars’ propaganda! 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z In the two years since The Wire concluded, a pitched battle of ongoing praise has upped the comparative ante. Katrina and all that jazz 2010-05-01T23:07:00Z Instead, the Russian commander, Mikhail Kutuzov, of necessity adopted Fabian tactics, harassing the invaders but avoiding pitched battle when possible. Books of The Times: Dominic Lieven?s ?Russia Against Napoleon? 2010-04-07T22:54:00Z He's the smartest guy in the room, and the pitched battle raging in his brain between intellect and action is enough to drive anyone into lunacy — real, feigned or both. Oregon Shakespeare Festival celebrates 75th year with intriguing interpretations 2010-06-25T21:24:00Z And when the characters are in pitched battle with one another, at last confronting their confounding and long-buried past, the production stops marking time and bursts into anguished meaning. Arthur Miller's 'The Price' bursts into meaning at Mark Taper Forum 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z The Fox studio and Fox network occasionally would engage in combat over shows that they shared, such as a pitched battle over license fees for the sleeper hit "Bones." Fox's Newman and Walden one of Hollywood's most lucrative partnerships 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z He dressed the preppy, hip Vampire Weekend as goths, and somehow transmuted the Arctic Monkeys' Fluorescent Adolescent into clowns engaged in a violent pitched battle with non-clowns, shot in the style of The Sweeney. Richard Ayoade: Mr Modest 2011-01-15T00:03:59Z That makes the show a new kind of media from a still relatively new player that’s looking to distinguish itself amid the pitched battle between streaming content companies for talent, buzz and viewer attention. How Sony's free streaming service is trying to take on Netflix and Amazon 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The pitched battle between good and evil, of perennial interest to McPherson, is here conveyed in the form of a question: What kind of story will you choose to guide you on your bewildering path? Reaching toward the light in 'The Night Alive' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The images present a normal, mundane townscape turning into a warzone, with tanks running past semis and pitched battles among the terraces and tower blocks. Derry has built bridges – but its industry won't come back 2013-06-21T10:00:49Z In the six days between Lorde’s concert announcement and her cancellation, an increasingly pitched battle played out, both in public and behind the scenes, to win over the 21 year-old pop star. Lorde is only the latest: How touring in Israel thrusts musicians into controversy 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z At one point in “Les Fêtes Vénitiennes,” a music master and a dance master engage in pitched battle over whose art form is superior. Les Arts Florissants Bring Opéra-Ballet Back to Life 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z The timing was unfortunate for American vegetarians, who were already engaged in a pitched battle with public opinion. Why do people hate vegans? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “There is a pitched battle for exclusives in this market,” Mr. Howard said. The Path to Charlie Sheen’s H.I.V. Disclosure 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Lahti wisely underplays Hester’s ideological convictions only to make them seem all the more pronounced when in pitched battle with her family. When a 'City of Conversation' becomes a union divided: Political factions propel drama at the Wallis 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z The last time the Netherlands got a new monarch, when Beatrix ascended the throne in 1980, demonstrators protesting chronic housing shortages fought pitched battles with riot police through the city's historic center. Willem-Alexander, from Prince Pils to Dutch king 2013-04-28T06:21:09Z As a former bear biologist for the Fish & Wildlife Service, he has had a front-row seat to pitched battles over grizzly reintroduction. How reintroduction of grizzlies would affect North Cascades recreation 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z Daniel Hagari, an IDF spokesman, said Israeli troops have engaged in several pitched battles as they secure strongholds formerly held by Hamas, which both Israel and the U.S. consider a terrorist group. Israeli forces close in on Gaza hospital where Hamas built its headquarters 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Soldiers from the IDF Givati Brigade moved in after the airstrike and fought a number of pitched battles with Hamas militants. Israel said top Hamas commander, 50 fighters killed in Gaza strike 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Federal Reserve is set to propose slashing the amount of fees banks can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions by nearly a third, setting up a pitched battle between the two industries. US Fed considers shrinking fees banks charge on debit card transactions 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The pitched battle over Ohio Issue 1 is looking less about abortion and more about parents’ rights as opponents warn that the measure to enshrine “reproductive freedom” in the state Constitution goes beyond codifying Roe. Parental rights take center stage in Ohio’s ballot battle over abortion 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z After about 48 hours of pitched battles inside Israel, the chief military spokesman, Rear Adm. Israel intensifies its strikes and vows to besiege Gaza as it scours south for Hamas fighters 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z The General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces reported successes near Bakhmut -- theatre of nearly a year of pitched battles until it was captured by Russian troops in May. Ukrainian military advances in Donetsk region and south -officials 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z At the time there were pitched battles going on among the centrists and the progressives which made the prospect of solidarity in the party a distant dream. An antidote to "Democratic panic syndrome" 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Also in spring 1964, Congress was in a pitched battle over passage of the Civil Rights Act. Commentary: Donald Trump's campy mug shot gives Andy Warhol's infamous mural some competition 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z The pitched battles happening right now, that fans and foes alike describe as unprecedented … aren’t. Column: 130 years ago, a Los Angeles tamale vendor was robbed. How times haven't changed 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z His reemergence recalls years of pitched battles - both figurative and sometimes literal - between his “red shirt” supporters and “yellow shirt” opponents who champion conservative, royalist values. Daughter of ex-Thai leader Thaksin says he is fatigued, as criticism grows of his hospitalization 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Prior to his sentencing, he had managed to avoid arrest for months, with his supporters at times fighting pitched battles with police to keep him out of custody. Imran Khan: Pakistan court suspends former PM's corruption sentence 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Fire crews have made progress in their pitched battle to gain control of the blazes that have killed at least 55 people on the island of Maui. Chaos and terror: Failed communications left Maui residents trapped by fire, unable to escape 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Fire crews have made progress in their pitched battle to gain control of the blazes that have killed at least 53 people on the island of Maui. How to adjust your travel plans for Hawaii during the wildfires 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Fire crews Thursday made progress in a pitched battle to gain control of blazes that have killed at least 53 people and injured dozens of others on the island of Maui. Maui fire warning came late, with some victims dying in their cars, sources say 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The most pitched battle has been between bike advocates and industry voices in Ballard. 10 bicyclists who crashed on Burke- Gilman ‘missing link’ file claims against Seattle 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z And now you’re wondering how the dual Hollywood strikes — a pitched battle with actors and writers on one side, and studios and streaming services on the other — will affect you. ‘Am I crossing picket lines if I see a movie?’ and other Hollywood strike fan questions answered 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z What’s more, some observers say the Russian armed forces may not have even been capable of putting down the Wagner rebellion, if it had come to a pitched battle outside Moscow. Crisis, confusion undercut Putin’s pretensions to ‘great power’ status 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Behind closed doors, Mr. Trump and his team had fought a pitched battle to block the special counsel from obtaining that information. A Trump-Appointed Judge Who Showed Him Favor Gets the Documents Case 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Across the South, the decision will most likely add three majority-Black districts in reliably red states, changes that will upend what will be a pitched battle for control of the House of Representatives next year. Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Could Resound Across the South 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The case was part of a pitched battle over redistricting playing out across the country. Supreme Court Rejects Voting Map That Diluted Black Voters’ Power 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z DeSantis remains in a pitched battle with Walt Disney Co over the company’s criticism of laws prohibiting the teaching of gender identity concepts in public schools. Ron DeSantis to make 2024 US presidential bid official with Musk on Twitter 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z The world the Persians saw around them was the product of their pitched battle. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In March, the area was the site of pitched battles between this supporters and police who had tried to arrest the 70-year-old former cricket star for not showing up in court. Pakistan police to search Imran Khan's home - official 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Without going into detail, he said the forward march had been uneven, with pitched battles being fought over areas about the size of three football fields in some locations. Gains Near Bakhmut Raise Ukraine’s Hopes of a Turning Tide 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The fighting for Bakhmut is fluid, but the Ukrainian military and Russian military bloggers give a picture of where the most pitched battles are playing out. Ukraine’s push around Bakhmut presents Russia with tough decisions about its resources. 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Disturbances escalated rapidly and turned into full-blown riots, with pitched battles between police officers and youths throwing petrol bombs and paving stones. Leroy Cooper: Tributes to artist whose arrest sparked Toxteth riots 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z In March, a court order to detain him was thwarted by pitched battles between his supporters and police outside his home in Lahore. Imran Khan: Why was the former Pakistan PM arrested? 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z When a pitched battle erupted on Africa Street, outside the main gate, guests crowded into the basement and the gym locker rooms. ‘Only Word for Them Is Heroes’: How 2 Students Rescued Dozens in Sudan 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration on Sunday over the delays in getting more arms to Ukraine’s forces, which have been in pitched battle against its outsize opponent for more than a year. Austin will discuss more arms and aid for Ukraine during his European trip. 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Police and environmental activists fought pitched battles over the weekend in rural western France, resulting in dozens of injuries. In Macron’s France, streets and fields seethe with protest 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z The court had on Wednesday intervened to tamp down clashes between Khan's supporters and police after both sides suffered scores of injuries in pitched battles outside his Lahore house. Pakistan court bars police operation to arrest ex-PM Khan until Friday - aide 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Of course, there were some pitched battles, and nobody got everything they wanted. Opinion | I helped revise the D.C. criminal code. Biden and Bowser are wrong. 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Police and supporters of Khan fought pitched battles outside the former prime minister's home in Lahore, injuring several on both sides, ahead of his possible arrest, a government spokesman and witnesses said. Two children suspected of killing 12-year-old girl in Germany 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Police and supporters of Khan fought pitched battles outside the former prime minister's home in Lahore, injuring several on both sides, ahead of his possible arrest, a government spokesman and witnesses said. Powerful Indian Hindu group backs government's opposition to same-sex marriage recognition 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Police and supporters of Khan fought pitched battles outside the former prime minister's home in Lahore, injuring several on both sides, ahead of his possible arrest, a government spokesman and witnesses said. Putin says Russia is fighting for its very existence 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Police and supporters of Khan fought pitched battles outside the former prime minister's home in Lahore, injuring several on both sides, ahead of his possible arrest, a government spokesman and witnesses said. Explainer: Bakhmut: Why Russia and Ukraine are battling so hard for one small city 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Police and supporters of Khan fought pitched battles outside the former prime minister's home in Lahore, injuring several on both sides, ahead of his possible arrest, a government spokesman and witnesses said. Ex-UK PM Johnson to be quizzed over 'partygate' on March 22 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z What the Supreme Court ultimately decides on the cases will add to a pitched battle around the world over how to regulate online speech. Supreme Court to Hear Case That Targets a Legal Shield of Tech Giants 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Union-aligned Democratic state lawmakers were set to introduce legislation Wednesday mandating a statewide $25 minimum wage for health workers and support staffers, likely setting up a pitched battle with hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics. California Democrats propose $25 minimum wage for health workers 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Among Klain’s central challenges under Biden has been navigating the pitched battles between Democratic centrists and progressives, at a time when Democrats held only a bare majority in Congress. Ron Klain, White House chief of staff, plans to step down 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Following pitched battles for control of territory over the last year, officials said it was clear that tanks would be crucial in pushing back Russian forces. Why Tanks Are Tripping Up the West 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z In an earlier phase of the war, Ukraine’s leadership had been more equivocal about pitched battles like Bakhmut. Without Hesitation, Ukraine Goes Toe to Toe With Russia in Bakhmut 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z There is no war on Christianity, there never has been, but some of the faithful seem to be in a pitched battle against their neighbors. Perspective | Finding the light in religion 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Their rise drew an unusual level of attention and spending to the races, which have historically been political afterthoughts compared with the pitched battles for Congress and governorships. Trump-inspired bids to take over elections in key U.S. states fall flat 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Now we are in a pitched battle in the political arena — the last remaining line before all-out civil war. Political violence "must always be an option," says far-right Catholic outlet 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z However, a pitched battle for the city is not inevitable, says Ben Barry. Ukraine war: Why is control of Kherson so important? 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The pitched battle weakened the Russian Army enough for two Ukrainian counterattacks in the fall to succeed, wrote the analysts, Rob Lee and Michael Kofman. Without Hesitation, Ukraine Goes Toe to Toe With Russia in Bakhmut 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z A pitched battle for control of the battered city? Why Kherson, Bracing for Battle, Matters So Much to Russia and Ukraine 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Throughout the middle of the 19th century, such cities as Philadelphia, Baltimore and New Orleans at times witnessed pitched battles between warring political factions at election time. Expert calls out lax state laws as guns at voting sites spark fears of intimidation and violence 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z It showed a pitched battle between local farmers and dozens of armed thugs, hired by a state-owned power company, to force them off their land. Xi Jinping's party is just getting started 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z The latest fighting, featuring pitched battles, drone strikes and artillery barrages, has pulled in neighboring countries and involves hundreds of thousands of combatants, by most estimates. After Secret U.S. Talks Fail, a Hidden War in Africa Rapidly Escalates 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z The decision, to take effect in September, signals how the nation’s colleges and universities are becoming another front in the nation’s pitched battle over abortion after the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Barnard College Plans to Offer Abortion Pills on Campus 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Over the years, he’s befriended and gone to war with the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and more — including pitched battles with Black Panther and the country of Wakanda. Why 'Black Panther's' new antagonist, Namor, isn't just 'another Aquaman' 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z As affordable housing problems spread, California’s enforcement kick could be an indication of an increasingly pitched battle between cities and states over housing. California Fights Its NIMBYs 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Senate contests and pitched battles over gerrymandering and democracy, such as Ohio, piqued the interest of just 21% of voters. Democracy not dying: WA has 3rd highest voter turnout in nation 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z That support, and the resounding vote on Wednesday, were a stark contrast to the pitched battles Republicans have engaged in with Democrats on domestic policy. Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to Add Sweden and Finland to NATO 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Moscow says its forces have overrun almost all of Luhansk province in eastern Ukraine as pitched battles rage in the streets of Severodonetsk. How to punish wartime collaborators? Ukraine charts painful course 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z In places where pitched battles over abortion laws are now underway, some business leaders are urging politicians to proceed with caution. States With Abortion Bans Risk Losing Their Economic Edge 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z The dispute in Louisiana is part of a pitched battle over redistricting playing out across the country. Supreme Court Revives Louisiana Voting Map 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Wade, but its decision set off more immediate and widespread rancor and mobilizing than the original ruling — and guaranteed pitched battles and extraordinary division ahead. Your Monday Briefing 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z The most pitched battle concerns representation from the Midwest, especially if Iowa loses its early-state slot. With Swag and Swagger, State Democrats Vie for Front of Presidential Primary Line 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z It’s also a window into the pitched battle for a crucial electorate at a time when the Republican Party has made rapid inroads with Latino voters. The political brawl over a Miami giant of Spanish talk radio 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Russia does not control the city, he said, and pitched battles are being fought from house to house. Tens of thousands of civilians are now largely stranded in the middle of one of the war’s deadliest battles. 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z That world-premiere work, “Common Ground Revisited,” brings to the stage an anguishing chapter in the city’s story, the pitched battle over the court-ordered integration of the Boston public school system in the mid-1970s. Review | For ‘1776,’ the casting of Founding Fathers is kind of revolutionary 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Already, a pitched battle over the truth is being waged across the Philippines. The Museum Was Built So No One Would Forget. Now It’s Falling Apart. 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z He waged “a pitched battle,” one U.S. official said, to persuade India to join. India has become a U.S. partner in countering China — a limited partner, that is 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z That Ukraine would even find itself in an ongoing pitched battle, nearly three months after Russia launched a full-scale invasion, is remarkable. Ukraine war’s economic toll is testing the West’s unity against Russia 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian and Russian armies are still in pitched battles in the eastern plains, but in the information war Kyiv has clearly won. How Zelensky Tamed Ukraine’s Fractious Politics and Stood Up to Putin 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z A pitched battle broke out, but the Ukrainians soon ran out of ammunition and retreated to a forest. One Ukrainian war casualty: The world’s largest airplane 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z When Cofitachique disappointed him, de Soto kept marching from one Mississippian chiefdom to the next, fighting several pitched battles and kidnapping Indians at the slightest provocation, but never finding the gold he longed for. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It was a salvo aimed squarely at today’s pitched battles over critical race theory, a once obscure academic discipline that has emerged as a potent political weapon for the right. Ted Cruz Invokes Dr. King, and Scholars See a Familiar Distortion 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The family had escaped one of the war’s hot spots, Borodyanka, a northwestern suburb of Kyiv, the capital, that has seen pitched battles. In Ukraine, the flood of displaced people fleeing the war only grows 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z It’s still not clear how quickly arms can reach soldiers and volunteers now waging pitched battles with Russian forces — or how they will be delivered as fighting intensifies in the air and on the ground. In Europe, Blinken seeks to telegraph Western unity to Putin 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The district has became more favorable to Democrats, who lost it in 2020 amid a pitched battle over public safety and the state’s contentious bail laws. How Democrats’ New Maps Could Shape N.Y. Politics for Years to Come 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z This year’s celebration of Black History Month is weighed down by the ugliness of our politics and by the pitched battles over our past. Opinion | This year, Black History Month is all about the here and now 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Embarrassingly, in the ‘50s and ‘60s, as other people in the nation were fighting the good fight for racial justice, official L.A. was waging a pitched battle over the city’s trash. Why doesn’t L.A. have piles of garbage on the sidewalks? Many years of fighting 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The pitched battle over what was supposed to be his quest for a record 10th Australian Open men’s singles championship has highlighted a new dynamic for stars like Djokovic. Novak Djokovic and Fellow Star Vaccine Skeptics Are Increasingly Scorned 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z There have been pitched battles between rival groups of ultras before and after games in several cities. Plagued by Fan Violence, French Soccer Asks: Why? 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z But when he joined the army in Myanmar, he had thought he would be defending his country, not fighting — and losing — pitched battles against his own countrymen. As Soldiers Abandon Notorious Myanmar Army, a Morale Crisis Looms 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z But in the following days, Vyarawalla observed pitched battles on Bombay's streets. Viewpoint: When Hindus and Muslims joined hands to riot 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Conservatives and the far-right media echo chamber also use the word in their attempts to make gender pronouns into a pitched battle in the culture war. Opinion | Wake up to these ‘woke’ distortions 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z At its core, the tradition is a pitched battle. ‘The most terrible death of all is to be forgotten’: The artist who made Day of the Dead matter 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z The night of Aug. 24 began where the previous night left off, with a pitched battle between demonstrators and law enforcement between Civic Center Park and the government buildings to the north. Kyle Rittenhouse and the New Era of Political Violence 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Where airstrikes and pitched battles would be commonplace, the guns have fallen silent. This Is Life in Rural Afghanistan After the Taliban Takeover 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Last Thursday was another key day in House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s pitched battle against reality — and the English language. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy is the O.J. Simpson of Jan. 6 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The day the Taliban captured three high-level commanders after a last pitched battle at Kandahar’s airport, townspeople began gathering in a frenzy at the stadium in the city, in anticipation of a public execution. As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z In the late 1990s, Mazar-i-Sharif was the site of pitched battles between the Taliban and northern militia groups that managed to push back the hard-line insurgents before the group took over the city in 1998. Taliban Capture Strategic City as Biden Speeds Troop Deployment to Afghanistan 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z Separately, there are pitched battles going on in state capitals over how much utilities must pay homeowners for the electricity generated by rooftop solar panels. More Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels: The Fight Over Energy’s Future 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Breyer’s retirement and replacement by a Biden nominee wouldn’t alter that ideological balance, but Supreme Court nominations are sufficiently rare that they always result in a pitched battle in politically polarized times. Does Breyer follow big term with retirement, or hang around? 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Riot police fought pitched battles with people throwing stones as they went from house to house, creeping through streets choked with furniture, mattresses and tear gas. Cameroon police tear gas residents fighting eviction near Douala airport 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z Hooliganism had taken hold in England during the 1980s and ’90s; pitched battles involving soccer fans became commonplace; and nations drawn to face England would regularly brace for violence. Scotland Returns to Soccer’s Heights, Trailed by Its Tartan Army 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z The scenes of a pitched battle at one of the world’s holiest sites were shocking to many. After Raid on Aqsa Mosque, Rockets From Gaza and Israeli Airstrikes 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z The number and location of polling places has been the focus of pitched battles, as has the method of tallying votes. At urging of RNC, Virginia GOP will let Orthodox Jews vote absentee in Sabbath-day convention 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z The bill comes not long after Facebook had a pitched battle with Australia over how much publishers should make from their social media pages. U.S. lawmakers to introduce antitrust bills to protect news media 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z U.S. ally Australia is locked in a pitched battle with Facebook. U.S. sees Facebook dispute as a matter between companies and Australia -State Dept 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z The U.S. bill would be introduced at a time when Australia is in a pitched battle with Facebook. Exclusive: Coming bill would allow U.S. news publishers to team up when negotiating with Facebook, Google 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z It is a pitched battle that scientists say evokes hope as well as anxiety. New Virus Variant May Be Somewhat Deadlier, U.K. Warns 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Amelia had been raised to believe that existence was a pitched battle, a series of challenges to be brooked. Seeing 2020: A vision of Seattle’s future from 1984 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z So rather than potentially celebrating an outright Election Day win in a huge battleground state, Biden was left to wage a drawn-out, pitched battle for votes in razor-thin contests across the country. Miami-Dade Hispanics helped sink Biden in Florida 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine that 50 years earlier, a few streets away, there was a pitched battle between the police and protesters that would help change the way Britain thought about race. Steve McQueen: ‘Our Marlon Brandos are on building sites, or driving buses’ 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z The pitched battle between state and county leaders and teachers unions are popping up coast to coast. Iowa teachers union files lawsuit against governor 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The protesters quickly took over Tahrir Square in the heart of Baghdad, setting up tents and fighting pitched battles with the police. Inside the Iraqi Kleptocracy 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z "Every president voluntarily turned over his tax returns, so it gets to be a pitched battle, because President Trump is the first one to refuse to do that," she said this spring. Giuliani: Trump's tax audits have been "completed and accepted" — except maybe not 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z After more than a month of closed beaches — and pitched battles over access to the ocean — Rachel Thompson, a schoolteacher, finally frolicked in the surf at Rockaway Beach in Queens. ‘Free Again’: New Yorkers, Virus in Mind, Head Back to Their Beaches 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Now we see why there are pitched battles over Supreme Court nominees. DACA, LGBTQ decisions leave some conservatives with Supreme Court buyers' remorse 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z For the protesters who fought pitched battles against police, it was a gas mask. The city of two masks faces a new crisis 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z "Every president voluntarily turned over his tax returns, so it gets to be a pitched battle, because President Trump is the first one to refuse to do that," she said. Lawyers claim total immunity in effort to keep Trump's taxes hidden: He is not "an ordinary citizen" 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z "This has become a pitched battle," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg observed, recognizing Trump's refusal to publicly release his tax records, as recent presidents have done. Supreme Court questions limits of congressional subpoena power in seeking Trump tax returns 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z On social media and in real life, Americans fought fervent pitched battles about getting back to their lives - when, where and under what conditions. Strangeness of the day: For Americans, an in-between moment 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z As Naunihal Singh argues, coups may be better thought of as complex “coordination games” rather than “pitched battles” among military factions. Five myths about coups 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z China and the United States are in a pitched battle to see who will dominate the next generation of technologies. Review | The Chinese spy in the Iowa corn field 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The pitched battle subsided before the evening prayer. What Delhi’s worst communal violence in decades means for Modi’s India 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z If the last decade was all about Amazon’s ascendancy in retail, the next several years will bring more of a pitched battle. Amazon Powers Ahead With Robust Profit 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z A pitched battle is expected to unfold in District 3, in the west San Fernando Valley. Charter schools vs teachers union: A high stakes L.A. school board election takes shape 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z With his small team of lawyers, Letter is locked in pitched battles with the Trump administration, which has vowed to fight all congressional subpoenas for documents and testimony — and resisted cooperating with House impeachment proceedings. In court, he speaks for Speaker Nancy Pelosi 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z In violent protest in another part of the capital this week, protesters, many of them masked, fought pitched battles with police. Indian police detain protesters against citizenship law as ban imposed 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Chow’s death was followed three days later by police shooting an unarmed 21-year-old protester in the abdomen, sparking days of unrest that culminated in pitched battles on university campuses. Five Hong Kong teenagers arrested over death of man during protests 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Earlier Friday, police lifted their siege of Polytechnic University, a key earlier battleground with pitched battles between protesters and riot officers. Hong Kong protesters seek British support; campus siege ends 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z Only a handful of protesters remain at “Poly U,” which hundreds occupied for several days, fighting pitched battles with police in the surrounding streets. A Hong Kong protester on why he won’t surrender to police 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Hong Kong is facing another day of anti-government action after a night of pitched battles at a top university. HK sees renewed protests after a night of clashes 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The Afghan military says these Taliban fighters quit to try to save their lives after Afghan forces retook three districts from the Taliban during desperate, pitched battles in the northeastern province of Badakhshan in September. Captives or Defectors? Taliban Fighters Tell Conflicting Tales 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Crews fought a pitched battle against the last remaining large wildfire in Southern California as the stubborn flames threatened nearly 2,000 homes and other buildings. The Latest: Some allowed to return home amid California fire 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Crews fought a pitched battle against the last remaining large wildfire in southern California as the stubborn flames threatened nearly 2,000 homes and other buildings. Winds complicate fight against last large wildfire in southern California 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z The radical Islamic group in that part of Syria fought pitched battles against the Islamic State, which they saw as a rival, since 2013. Terrorist leader Baghdadi killed in Syria raid, Trump says 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in the state, gangs regularly fight pitched battles for turf. Asylum seekers cling to hope, safety in camp at U.S.-Mexico border 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z But the marches quickly morphed into pitched battles, as protesters blocked roads, threw bricks, set fires and vandalized subway stations or stores that they perceived to be pro-government. Hong Kong Rallies Turn Violent After Thousands Defy Face Mask Ban 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Protesters - some armed with poles, petrol bombs and other projectiles - fought pitched battles with police in several parts of Hong Kong. HK rubber bullet blinds journalist in one eye 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Shoppers at a luxury mall in central Hong Kong looked on as police and protesters engaged in a pitched battle. Hong Kong police smash anti-China demonstration, creating chaos 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z A dozen people will die in a pitched battle over a single coffee cup in a corporate office. Borderlands 3’s boring, evil YouTubers are a huge missed opportunity 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z But in that same era, former guerrilla forces fought murderous pitched battles with government troops, clashes that offered a prelude to the massacre of civilians by Mr. Mugabe’s North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade in 1982. Mugabe’s Reign Began With Bob Marley and Good Schools. Despotism Soon Followed. 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z In addition to a spate of natural disasters, Nanos credits a pitched battle in the country over carbon taxes for keeping the environment as a key electoral issue. Justin Trudeau seeks to repeat 2015 surge as Canada braces for election 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Locked in a pitched battle for market share in the country, ecommerce firms are looking past bigger cities like Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru for the next wave of growth. Walmart's Flipkart to add free movies, videos streaming to its app 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z The Philippine Army reclaimed it five months later after pitched battles in which at least 900 insurgents were killed. Bin Laden Family ‘Henchman’ Arrested in Philippines, a Growing Islamist Bastion 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Image: Disney Rise of the Resistance is described as an immersive experience that puts park-goers in the midst of a pitched battle between Resistance and First Order forces. Disney’s Star Wars theme park is getting its next big attraction this December 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Politically, it wouldn’t happen without a pitched battle. Show of hands on immigrant health care belies a thorny issue 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z After America's 2003 invasion of Iraq to oust dictator Saddam Hussein, American troops and Iranian-backed militiamen fought pitched battles around the country, and scores of U.S. troops were killed or wounded by sophisticated Iranian-made weapons. Iraqi Shiite figures warn US-Iran war could 'burn' Iraq 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z After America’s 2003 invasion of Iraq to oust dictator Saddam Hussein, American troops and Iranian-backed militiamen fought pitched battles around the country, and scores of U.S. troops were killed or wounded by sophisticated Iranian-made weapons. Iraqi Shiite figures warn US-Iran war could ‘burn’ Iraq 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z But much of the bill is aimed at Seattle, where residents are in a pitched battle with City Hall and developers over whether to preserve single-family neighborhoods. Veto HB 1923, ‘compromise’ that favors developers 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z In 2014, pitched battles between feuding militias badly damaged most of Tripoli International Airport’s tower, runways and commercial airplanes. Tripoli’s Last Civilian Airport Reopens After Militias Mobilize Against Hifter 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z “If my life up to then had been a series of pitched battles,” wrote Purdy, “the future was to be a kind of endless open warfare.” 'I'm not a gay writer, I'm a monster': did James Purdy foresee Trump's America? 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Now, splinter groups of the Gulf and Zeta drug cartels fight pitched battles for territory in armored vehicles emblazoned with their emblems. As U.S. starts deportations, asylum-seekers face perils in Mexico 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Video clips circulating online show hundreds of security forces in Khartoum and more heading to nearby Omdurman, a hotbed of dissent that saw hours of pitched battles between police and protesters last week. Sudan police deploy in large numbers ahead of fresh protests 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Protesters numbering in the hundreds or very low thousands gathered in a dozen or so venues across the city and fought pitched battles with police for hours before they dispersed after nightfall. Rights group urges Sudan to halt use of lethal force 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Protesters numbering in the hundreds or very low thousands gathered in dozen or so venues across the city and fought pitched battles with police for hours before they dispersed after nightfall. Sudan unions call for 2nd march on Bashir's palace 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Next October’s elections will be a pitched battle between “Macristas” and “Cristinistas” against a backdrop of rising prices and falling wages. Argentina election year likely to see match-up of political heavyweights 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Yet even in Afghanistan, where American troops have fought a pitched battle for 17 years, those who believe the United States should get out are not speaking up. Trump Unites Left and Right Against Troop Plans, but Puts Off Debate on War Aims 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Police dispersed marchers, only for the crowds to assemble again and try to continue the march in pitched battles. Clashes erupt as Sudanese march on presidential palace 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z In such pitched battles, armored vehicles and even helicopter gunships have been used. Battle Against Ebola in Congo Pits Medical Hope Against Local Chaos 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Indeed, the Democratic Party is poised for pitched battles over both personality and ideology in their quest for someone who can defeat Trump in the general election. What to expect in Mississippi 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z There are no pitched battles in sight — this looks more like the cinematic depictions of Operation Iraqi Freedom, but with bows and arrows. Review: Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx headline a radicalized 'Robin Hood' 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z But the election is also following the emergence of the #MeToo movement, the massive women’s march after Trump’s inauguration and the pitched battle over the Supreme Court confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. WHAT TO WATCH: Voters weigh in on the turbulent Trump era 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z “Did she get into any kind of pitched battle with folks? No. did she annoy some of the younger trans community? Yeah,” said Ms. Churchill. Christine Hallquist Would Like to Talk About the Power Grid 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The pitched battle over Kavanaugh added to perceptions of Washington as paralyzed by partisan rancor. Trump wavers on Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z The latest developments in the pitched battle over Kavanaugh’s confirmation added to the perception of Washington as paralyzed by partisan rancor and legislative dysfunction. Trump court nominee Kavanaugh denies accusation by third woman 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Avenatti’s statements represent the latest development in the pitched battle in the U.S. Trump high court nominee denies new allegation as hearing looms 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Mindful of the pitched battles fought there over alcohol before, they kept their case to a single fact: a drinks menu would help keep their doors open. Why Two Chefs in Small-Town Utah Decided to Sue President Trump 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Of course, Tesla’s stock is often portrayed as a pitched battle between fervid bears and a megalomaniacal iconoclast. Elon Musk’s Tesla tweets are no longer scaring short sellers 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z There were chemicals sprayed and pitched battles in the streets. ‘We lost our naivete’: A year later, Charlottesville remains a wounded city 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Nicaraguans have watched paramilitaries — plainclothes militiamen who appear to be working in close coordination with government security forces — fight pitched battles against protesters since an uprising against Ortega’s government began three months ago. ‘They took my humanity’: Pro-government paramilitaries terrorize Nicaraguan protesters 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Uribe served as president from 2002 to 2010, waged a pitched battle against his successor, founded his own party and continued on in the Senate as one of the country’s most popular politicians. Facing Investigation, Ex-President Uribe Resigns From Senate in Colombia 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z You go in and have a pitched battle of capture the flag on this interactive surface, and then you can go have a drink together.” Two Bit Circus will bring an indoor game-focused theme park to downtown Los Angeles 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z A fire at the northern edge of California exploded overnight as firefighters mounted a pitched battle to prevent the flame from destroying more homes. Deadly fire at the edge of Northern California explodes to 21,000 acres 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Fire personnel spent the night and morning in pitched battle against the Holiday fire, which exploded Friday night amid 100-degree temperatures and dangerous “sundowner” winds that made the blaze impossible to control. Goleta devastated by brush fire as record heat burns a path of destruction 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z The decision to forcefully target suspicious accounts followed a pitched battle within Twitter last year over whether to implement new detection tools. Twitter is sweeping out fake accounts like never before, putting user growth at risk 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Through no fault of her own, Ayala has become the trampled turf upon which a pitched battle is being fought. The cult of XXXTentacion: how fans pay tribute to an abusive rapper 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Massacres and pitched battles were commonplace – and all too often civilians were caught in the middle. Colombians who once fled war now forced to run from catastrophic flooding 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Our pitched battles over diversity, inclusion and free speech on campus — a microcosm of our polarized discourse on these issues in society — are not insoluble. Perspective | You can only protect campus speech if you acknowledge racism 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The pitched battle began at 11:40 a.m., just after the convoy of eight American and Nigerien vehicles left the village of Tongo Tongo. In Niger Ambush, Rushing Into the Gunfire to Save the Fallen 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The debate over the risk to the source is now at the center of a pitched battle between House Republicans and the Justice Department. Secret intelligence source who aided Mueller probe is at center of latest clash between Nunes and Justice Dept. 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z The pitched battle between political moderates and hard-liners is so perilous that there is even talk of a military takeover. Iranians Fear Deeper Crisis as Trump Ends Nuclear Deal 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Sokol traces some of the surprisingly pitched battles to rename streets in King’s honor. Review | Today an American icon, Martin Luther King Jr. once roused vicious hatred 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Airlines are in a pitched battle to win over business-class customers with lavish amenities. Which Airlines Go Cheap on Wine? 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Now, with mounting labor actions, it’s those same statehouses that face pitched battles to improve teacher benefits. 'Hungry tapeworm': teachers strike as healthcare costs cut into earnings 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z The Democratic contest is shaping up as an increasingly pitched battle between Miles, a former U.S. attorney for western Michigan, and Nessel, a former assistant prosecutor in Wayne County. Race intensifies for Democrats’ attorney general nomination 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z His company soon became mired in a pitched battle against big-box retailers such as Walmart, founded by his friend Sam Walton, and e-commerce giants such as Amazon. Charles Lazarus, who turned a Washington bike business into Toys R Us, dies at 94 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z WASHINGTON—From his earliest days in office, President Donald Trump instigated a pitched battle over trade that became so bitter the antagonists would hurl insults at each other. Inside Trump’s Trade War: How the Protectionists Beat the Free Traders 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The unsettled issue, of course, is what anyone deserves in the first place, a question over which we are constantly erupting into pitched battles. How Much Is Anyone ‘Entitled’ To, in the End? 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The pitched battle does make one thing clear: for all the talk of safety and world-changing innovation, when it comes to autonomous vehicles, the corporate players are really racing toward a giant pot of money. The Uber trial exposing dirty secrets of Silicon Valley's greatest innovators 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Greitens started this pitched battle by appointing five members to the board who were unlikely ever to be confirmed by the Senate and orchestrating the ouster of the state’s top education official. Recent Missouri editorials 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z If there is one certainty, it is that a pitched battle lies ahead, legal scholars say. In defamation case, Trump offers new twist in Bill Clinton’s Paula Jones defense 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z One of the game’s earliest pitched battles takes place on a giant, multilevel catwalk. Fallout, Doom, and Skyrim show the limits of blockbuster games in VR 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z In a city seemingly exhausted by a long-running construction boom, the number of pitched battles over new developments appears to be growing. Tower Planned for Upper West Side May Be Too Tall and Too Late 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Those two fought pitched battles for the championship in 2014 and 2015 that ruined a childhood friendship and tested Hamilton’s nerves inside his own team. Hamilton’s 4th title ranks him among F1’s great drivers 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z But city land-use rules largely are the result of pitched battles between developers, environmentalists, neighborhood organizations, nonprofits and other interest groups. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Instead of debating the right approach to pork production, we have pitched battles at meetings of county supervisors, who are largely powerless to restrict confinement sitings. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z It is unfolding in a state that has seen pitched battles in recent years over same-sex marriage, gun rights, the status of undocumented immigrants and Trump’s travel ban that targeted those from majority-Muslim countries. The incumbent’s a liberal hero. His opponent’s a conservative stalwart. Voters are just tuning in. 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z A pitched battle between China’s technology titans for control of the world’s largest mobile-payments market is starting to ripple overseas. Alipay, WeChat Take Battle for Mobile-Payment Dominance Overseas 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Protesters and counterprotesters converged in some pitched battles in the streets before Charlottesville police, backed by Virginia State Police, quelled the fighting. Charlottesville Police chief defends officers, police response at violent rally 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Spencer calledthem a “pitched battle” between two polarized, political “vanguards,” that reminded him of political upheavals, presumably in Germany, that took place in the 1920s and 1930s. Far-Right Groups Blaze Into National View in Charlottesville 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z About 15 people were injured after rival groups fought pitched battles using fists, rocks and pepper spray. Virginia police, FBI probe deadly violence at white nationalist rally 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Kelly eventually won pitched battles with the White House over who would become director of Customs and Border Protection and head of the Secret Service, officials said. John Kelly Quickly Moves to Impose Military Discipline on White House 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Two people died and hundreds suffered injuries during a pitched battle that developed when police tried to clear away protesters blocking the entrance to the parliament complex. World Digest: Aug. 2, 2017 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The bridge, now named July 15 Martyr’s Bridge, was just one site of a long night of pitched battles between soldiers and mostly unarmed civilians backing lightly armed police. Turkey marks anniversary of failed coup attempt 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z Much of it was broadcast nationally, inflaming political tensions and opening a pitched battle for the... Lula da Silva’s Testimony Polarizes Brazil 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z About 15 people were injured after rival groups fought pitched battles using fists, rocks and pepper spray. Virginia police, FBI probe deadly violence at white nationalist rally 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z There were pitched battles that lasted about 30 minutes before riot police intervened with stun grenades and chemicals. 40-plus fans hurt in clashes before Greek Cup final 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z In one the largest demonstrations Friday, thousands of protesters gathered in front Rio de Janeiro’s state assembly in the afternoon and were fighting pitched battles with police who tried to remove them. Buses torched, roads blocked, clashes during Brazil strike 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z The protests soon spread to several colleges in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir, leading to pitched battles between rock-throwing students and government forces firing shotgun pellets and tear gas. World Digest: April 17, 2017 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z The protests soon spread to several colleges in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir, leading to pitched battles between rock-throwing students and government forces, who fired shotgun pellets and tear gas. Kashmir students clash with Indian troops; many injured 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z The move sparked a pitched battle between the company and the FBI, which eventually paid a private expert to unlock the device. The government is demanding to know who this Trump critic is. Twitter is suing to keep it a secret. 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The bonhomie of the ceremony was in stark contrast to the reaction of Democrats, who are ready for a pitched battle over the future of the Supreme Court. Trump picks Colo. appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z If the next president’s immigration agenda includes a pitched battle over “sanctuary” cities, a term Donald Trump uses with disgust, the proper response from places like New York will be: Bring it on. Proud to Be a Sanctuary City 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z The Senate is also preparing for a pitched battle over Trump’s future choice to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, which will require 60 votes. Democrats prepare for confirmation battle over 'troublesome' Trump cabinet nominees 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Ola is fighting a pitched battle to try and retain market share in the country, where its much better capitalized rival Uber is making a major push and gaining ground. India's Ola adds entertainment features as ride-hailing competition rages 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Staffing her administration and filling court vacancies would face pitched battles and endless delays. End the Republican Reign 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z I also question your wife’s asking a man to baby-sit with whom she’s in a pitched battle over his immaturity. Don’t boss unreliable in-law, and don’t ask him to baby-sit 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z This has been the story of South Sudan’s civil war: few pitched battles between armies, many attacks on civilians by armed men. “Littered with bones”: Village in South Sudan is now a graveyard 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z She could claim an electoral mandate and launch a pitched battle to pass the more progressive parts of her agenda. Hillary Clinton, Paul Ryan and the relationship that could shape Washington 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z And, after pitched battles with preservationists, neighborhood groups, politicians, and the owners of rooftop decks overlooking the stadium, an essential multi-year renovation of Wrigley is under way. The Most Pleasing Campaign of 2016 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z A particular point of contention is the central role that the Nusra Front has played during the pitched battles against the Syrian military. U.S. Strategy on Syria Is a Non-Issue in Washington and on Campaign Trail 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The recommendations, released Friday, set the stage for a pitched battle at the commission’s Sept. 7 hearing in Newport Beach, when the panel is scheduled to vote on the project. Coastal Commission staff calls for shrinking a proposed Orange County beach development 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Rate wars, races, pitched battles between the crews and collisions “were the order of the day.” Steamers, sheds and fireboats shared a busy Seattle dock 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The two sides were in a pitched battle. Viacom Detente Yields Promotion for New Interim CEO 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z The momentum spirals from whisper to roar: placards, pumped fists, Molotov cocktails, police, tear gas, wounded protesters, water cannons, sirens, helicopter spotlights and pitched battles spreading through a city on the brink. 'Jason Bourne' gets closer to the chaos and danger of real-life protest 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The demonstrations that many thought would end in pitched battles between police and protesters turned at times into carnival-like scenes, with bongo players and with protesters dressed as nuns on stilts. The Latest: GOP convention draws to a close 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z There isn’t a political reporter or commentator alive who hasn’t marveled at the footage of pitched battles between police and protesters in Chicago’s Lincoln Park in 1968. RNC’s bizarre protest theater: Cops and journalists vastly outnumber actual protesters 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Across America these days, there are pitched battles over the rights of people to gamble. When it comes to gambling, listen to George Costanza. Or Michael Corleone. 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z When the armies clash, their pitched battle is larger by far than any of the show’s previous conflicts. Breaking down the biggest 'Game of Thrones' battles by the numbers 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z The fighting followed pitched battles in the center of Marseille, where English and Russian fans fought with fists, bottles and iron rods, leaving several English fans hospitalized. France may deport fans as Russia is penalized over soccer hooligans 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z Russian and English supporters as well as French locals also clashed in pitched battles for three days in Marseille ahead of their teams' first-round encounter. Euro 2016: French government calls for alcohol ban in match zones - BBC News 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z The parties are expected to be engaged in a pitched battle over the Vancouver-area 17th District, where GOP state Sen. Don Benton is retiring. Key decisions await voters on ballots in primary, fall 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z He had taken sides with one Red Guard faction against another at Peking University at a time when students were fighting pitched battles with homemade spears. Xi Embraces Mao’s Radical Legacy 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Muñoz was in the middle of a pitched battle over the terms, and even the meaning, of sex work. Should Prostitution Be a Crime? 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z A pitched battle continued, with the SEALs moving among buildings in the town and calling in airstrikes. Another Combat Death in Iraq May Presage Future U.S. Role 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Brady’s suspension has also polarized the league and union, which has been in a pitched battle with the commissioner over his decisions to suspend players for domestic violence and a host of other offenses. Tom Brady’s Deflategate Suspension Reinstated 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Sling stones and arrowheads found in and around the Greek fortress attest to pitched battles fought by Greek and Jewish defenders against those Jews opposed to Hellenistic control of Jerusalem. Jerusalem Dig Uncovers Ancient Greek Citadel A defining moment was May 1968 when police and rioting students fought pitched battles around Paris's Sorbonne University. How the French learned to love their police - BBC News 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The previously unknown level of coordination with outside advisers offered a glimpse behind the scenes in an increasingly pitched battle between Exxon and environmental groups. U.S. state prosecutors met with climate groups as Exxon probes expanded 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Now the birds’ and cats’ shared space is the subject of a federal lawsuit that is the latest salvo in the very pitched battle between outdoor cat advocates and bird advocates in the United States. The cat people vs. bird people war has made it to federal court 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Trump also faced a relentless battering from Wisconsin’s conservative talk radio hosts, a key ally in Walker’s pitched battles against organized labor and the political left. An uncharacteristic underdog, Trump faces a key test in Wisconsin primary 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Coined by James Davison Hunter in his 1991 book of the same name, the "culture wars" were pitched battles over racism, feminism, education and national identity. Trump, Stuck in the '90s 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Competition is fierce as the spring selling season gets underway, and would-be buyers can expect a pitched battle if they want to close a deal. California Inc.: The age of virtual reality has arrived 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z The thinking goes that Wisconsin Republicans are more ideological than other states, having been through years of pitched battles between the governor and the Democrats, including a recall campaign, lawsuits and capitol protests. This is Ted Cruz’s last stand: Why the Wisconsin primary could be his final chance 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z A pitched battle over the right path for U.S. interest rates is expected at next week's Federal Reserve policy setting meeting, increasing pressure on Chair Janet Yellen midway through her tenure. Fed officials set battle lines on rate hikes ahead of March meet 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z In the early 1990s, they fought and won a pitched battle with the Clinton administration over the Clipper chip, a proposal to add mandatory backdoors to the encryption in telecommunications devices. Forget Apple's fight with the FBI – our privacy catastrophe has only just begun 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z A pitched battle for the White House between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton moved closer to becoming reality as both leapt further ahead in the first battleground states of a marathon Super Tuesday. Trump marches to nomination as Clinton sweeps south on Super Tuesday 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a pitched battle for the Democratic nomination, fighting for the hearts and minds of left-leaning voters across the US. US election 2016: Bernie Sanders' and Hillary Clinton's policies compared - BBC News 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Rubio then pivoted to a message he hopes will resonate with voters in Nevada and across the US, as he fights a pitched battle against Donald Trump and Ted Cruz for the Republican nomination. Marco Rubio returns to his roots in Nevada - BBC News 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z It is no secret that airlines are waging an increasingly pitched battle for the biggest-spending passengers who fly in premium classes: The carriers have deployed amenities like fluffy feather duvets and spa treatments. Delta, in Alliance With Danny Meyer, Aims to Elevate Airline Food 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z Clinton advisers said late Monday night that Mr. and Mrs. Clinton were discussing bringing on additional staff members to strengthen her campaign operation now that a pitched battle may lie ahead against Mr. Sanders. Little Separates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in Tight Race in Iowa 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z The pitched battle between the two candidates was on full display on Friday night, as they held rallies mere blocks from each other in Davenport, Iowa. Hillary's fight to the finish - BBC News 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z But Microsoft, which is locked in pitched battles with Google and Amazon, does have a reason to give something like this away for free and make sure it works. Sanders Campaign Questions Microsoft's Role in Iowa Caucuses 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The players representing Israel and Jordan wanted to avoid a pitched battle against the terrorists — they looked to the United States for leadership. Why is Israel so cautious on the Islamic State? A recent war game explains why. 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z A Chinese startup requires stronger leadership because the market is so competitive that it is akin to fighting a pitched battle every day, he said. How to Adapt HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ to Depict China 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z On Sunday, the radical Islamists began to step up attacks in Haditha, launching ambushes on checkpoints, arriving in villages atop armored convoys and engaging Iraqi troops in pitched battles on local farmland. After Islamic State collapse in Ramadi, militants intensify siege of Haditha 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Scenes that are only described in speeches in the stage play — including the initial pitched battle scene and, later, the gruesome deaths of Macduff’s wife and children — are shown in the film. Movie review: Fassbender’s ‘Macbeth’ is ferocious, unhinged 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z A pitched battle ensues which, in classic comic tradition, is left to be continued. On a Wall in the West Bronx, a Gentrification Battle Rages 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z Obama is leading an all-out administration effort to sell the deal to the public, as was the case last summer in a pitched battle over legislation that was a key precursor to final negotiations. Obama's in Asia with Pacific trade partners, but the pact depends on his sales job back home 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z The Israeli prime minister appears to be trying to mend relations ravaged by his pitched battle to defeat the pact. Your Weekend Briefing: Keystone Pipeline, Ben Carson, Taiwan 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Today’s Republican base voters are in a pitched battle against the new American majority—and they believe they are losing. Jeb Bush's Slide Shouldn't Surprise Anyone 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z It led to a month of massive daily demonstrations, including pitched battles with police, by people demanding a change in the prevailing culture. 'India's Daughter' traces atrocity that became a tipping point 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The supply line was secured two years ago after pro-Assad forces, including Shiite militias overseen and backed by Iran, fought pitched battles with rebel groups for months. Islamic State Cuts Off Crucial Supply Line for Syrian Regime to Aleppo 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z There also could be pitched battles over possible Republican attempts to add "riders" to the spending measure, such as ending federal funding for Planned Parenthood because of its abortion practices. Debt limit, budget deals take shape in Congress 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Four more years of this kind of pitched battle may be more than this country can take.” Making the House Republicans behave 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z California, however, will see a more pitched battle. The big 2016 minimum wage push just got a powerful new ally 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z One was 1968 student riots that shut down the universities and prompted pitched battles in the streets of Paris as police stormed the student barricades. The smartest economist you’ve never heard of 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Their personal series further promotes the likelihood of a pitched battle at Arthur Ashe Stadium, with Federer's victory over Djokovic in the final of last month’s Cincinnati hardcourt tune-up to the U.S. High stakes in Djokovic-Federer U.S. Open final shootout 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Remember all those pitched battles and screaming matches over Common Core? Now the Real Common Core Fight Begins 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z The president or some other political figure would enter the room, girded for pitched battle with the assembled journalists. The modern news conference is a scripted farce: Why Jorge Ramos’ badgering of Donald Trump was a necessary corrective 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The two native sons are locked in a pitched battle for the state’s delegates, and the outcome on March 15 may be one of the most decisive moments of next year’s primary season. Morning Must Reads: July 29 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The pitched battle over a relatively unknown federal agency further inflamed the Republican Party’s ideological feud as the Senate voted Sunday to extend the life of the Export-Import Bank over intense conservative objections. Republicans turn on one another in battle over Export-Import Bank 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Days of pitched battles in inner districts left dozens dead – preceded by weeks of close-quarters fighting with heavy weaponry that decimated landmark areas and left residents starving and terrified. Yemen's ousted leaders claim their fighters have retaken city of Aden 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z In Athens, cleaners removed overnight the debris of a pitched battle on the central Syntagma Square outside parliament between black-masked anti-bailout militants and riot police. Greece licks wounds after bailout vote, ECB move expected 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The pitched battle included personal attacks that were reminiscent of Republican fights, right down to outside groups threatening primary challenges to Democrats if they didn’t oppose Obama. Democratic civil war ends, for now, as House approves final trade measures 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z After the March 2002 campaign, most of Osama bin Laden’s fighters fled into Pakistan, and Team 6 would rarely fight another sustained, pitched battle against the terrorist network in Afghanistan. The Secret History of SEAL Team 6 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Iraqi forces have been fighting pitched battles in Ramadi since early last year, when Islamic State fighters briefly seized the city and also took control of Fallujah, 30 miles east. Defense Secretary Carter: Iraqis lack ‘will to fight’ to defeat Islamic State 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Up to 200 members of the gangs had gathered for a meeting when two arguments started--in the bathroom and outside--over a parking space and escalated into a pitched battle. At least 165 arrests in Waco, Texas, biker bloodbath; snipers guard site from roof 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Both sides fought their first pitched battle on the floor of the Senate Tuesday, and tensions have clearly escalated. Democrats wage civil war over trade deal 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The repeal measure that Republicans intend to pass will produce a pitched battle with Democrats and a veto from the president. Analysis: Republican budget claims don't add up 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The strikes of 1980s Britain, which saw thousands of pit workers in pitched battle with riot police across the country, were “the miners’ thing”. Inside the Mind of Tony Blair: The Newsweek Interview 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z After pitched battles north of Aden, the Houthis and their allies, backed by tanks and artillery, advanced Wednesday to within a few miles of Aden, officials and witnesses said. Yemeni rebels seize secret files about U.S. intelligence operations 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The lease will also help the Port of Seattle in the pitched battle for future maritime traffic. Terminal 5 Shell lease is not the right arena to debate climate change 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Industry and environmental groups have fought a pitched battle over the pipeline extension, which was proposed in 2008. Senate Approves Keystone XL Pipeline 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The group, also known as ISIS, steadily redeployed fighters to Kobani from other parts of Syria, apparently hoping to show it could win a pitched battle despite Western air power. Kurd Militia Says ISIS Is Expelled From Kobani 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z But it is also a way to better understand the technical and logistical challenges facing JD, which is in a pitched battle for e-commerce supremacy in the world’s second-biggest economy after the United States. JD.Com, China’s Other E-Commerce Giant, Follows Its Own Path 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Frankly, in the netherworld of the final frantic seconds of a pitched battle, it seemed like the worst example of the credo “Let the kids decide the game.” College Hoops Hangout: The Zags, and that single loss at Arizona 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Calgary won, 2-1, in overtime at Staples Center in a pitched battle for eighth place in the Western Conference and now lead the Kings by one point. Kings get burned by Flames, 2-1, in overtime 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Obama, in a statement wishing Republicans well, said there will be "pitched battles" with Congress but that there are also "enormous areas of potential agreement." Boehner survives conservative challenge, re-elected U.S. House speaker 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z In Iraq’s western Anbar province, more than 300 U.S. troops are posted at a base in the thick of a pitched battle between Iraqi forces, backed by tribal fighters, and well-armed Islamic State militants. U.S. advisers in Iraq stay out of combat but see fighting edging closer 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z A tribal and a policeman were killed in pitched battles and police firing. Indian tribal protesters stand up for their rights 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Controversial Indian guru Rampal's ashram in northern India saw pitched battles earlier this week between thousands of supporters and police trying to arrest their leader. In pictures: Inside Indian guru's ashram 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z “But it’s a really pitched battle between these retailers.” Shipping wars ramp up as retailers fight for your holiday shopping dollars The biotechnology companies that make the genetically modified organisms in our food have been fighting a pitched battle against mandatory labeling of their products. GMO Labeling: How to End the Fight 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The U.N. appeal came as pitched battles continued in the town, where local Kurdish fighters have been battling the Islamic State for three weeks. U.N envoy invokes Srebrenica massacre in call for help for Syrian town of Kobane But it was not just the sieges and pitched battles that caused distress. Ten of the worst years in British history 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Girl and Annabelle are not really locked in a pitched battle for number one at the weekend box office. It's Not 'Gone Girl' Vs. 'Annabelle' At The Box Office 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z But when the debate is framed this way, it quickly degenerates into a pitched battle over personal freedoms and constitutional rights. Guest: Focus on suicide prevention to reduce gun deaths 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z If your estate turns into a pitched battle, having written instructions and a signed agreement with a trustee would likely increase the chances that your wishes will be followed. Lessons For Pet Owners From Bacall And Rivers 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z The funding shortfall in Syria is particularly stark because efforts to reach needy people there were a pitched battle in the Security Council for months. U.N. Food Program Warns of Cuts to Its Relief Efforts 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The IoT, for the moment, is a pitched battle, but ARM’s general advantage in low power is an asset here. Aiming For New Markets, ARM Reaches Out 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z In all these wars or pitched battles, the local Socio-Economic Structures as well as Politico-Cultural Foundations of those Nations suffered, permanently. Baghdadi of ISIS Pushes an Islamist Crusade 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z I took a drive through the area last weekend and found plenty of evidence of the pitched battle that raged after lightning July 14 touched off the Carlton Complex fire. Photos: Picturing the devastation of fire country 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Three days of pitched battles between feuding militias have left most of the airport’s commercial airplanes, runways and even the tower badly damaged, all but stranding Libyans as their country slides further into turmoil. Libya Airport Is Crippled in Fighting by Militias 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z That move sparked a pitched battle over use of the river, ultimately leading to a state ban on four-wheeling there. Comite River dispute over ATVs at standoff 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z He would continue to send Ukrainian forces to retake key positions from the separatists while trying to avoid pitched battles and civilian casualties, but at the same time offering negotiations and ceasefires. Ukraine must not be forgotten while the world's gaze is on Iraq 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Years of demonstrations by determined local blacks, boycotts, legislative campaigns and bloody pitched battles had not dislodged segregation. 50 years ago, ‘Freedom Summer’ changed South, US 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z It’s easy to think that Uber’s pitched battle with entrenched cab companies is a classic microcosm of technological disruption. What Uber And Apple Can Teach Us About Fixing Health Care 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z He was at Pouilly-sur-Loire, in the heart of French wine country and the site of another pitched battle on Sept. 3, 1918. Bridgeport man left diary of WWI experiences 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z So why is there such a pitched battle over making the potentially life-saving drugs available to more people? Statins: how safe are they and who needs them most 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Only seven years ago, the mosque was in the throes of a pitched battle against the authorities. Memo From Pakistan: Paying Homage to Bin Laden, Mosque Re-emerges as Bastion of Militancy 2014-05-06T23:37:10Z In the history of decolonisation it was the only time a professional European army was decisively defeated in a pitched battle. Could Vietnam have been nuked in 1954? 2014-05-04T23:35:20Z Protesters stumbled into shops, cafés and private apartments to flee clouds of tear gas, while parts of Istanbul’s city center resonated with the sound of pitched battles between demonstrators and riot police. Protests Rock Turkey as Thousands Attend Teenager’s Istanbul Funeral 2014-03-13T00:27:41Z For years, environmentalists and the gas drilling industry have been in a pitched battle over the possible health implications of hydro fracking. Drilling for Certainty: The Latest in Fracking Health Studies 2014-03-05T21:05:00Z In Kharkiv, scores of people were wounded in clashes when thousands of pro-Russian activists stormed the regional government headquarters, and fought pitched battles with a smaller number of supporters of Ukraine's new authorities. Putin ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns of war 2014-03-02T00:07:21Z Last week, five people were killed and more than 600 injured in pitched battles as police tried to clear protest sites. Three Children Dead in One Weekend 2014-02-24T09:05:23Z Like many of the refugees at Kilis, Bakri fled heavy shelling in northern Syria, where government forces have long been in pitched battle with rebel groups, and rebel groups often battle each other. How to Build a Perfect Refugee Camp 2014-02-13T10:00:02Z At the moment, and Google are fighting a pitched battle in Japan, with roughly similar chunks of the overall app market. App Market Globalization The Big Theme of 2014 2014-02-05T15:49:00Z That night, an attempted crackdown on the protests in Kiev, the capital, led to hundreds of injuries as demonstrators fought pitched battles against police, hurling Molotov cocktails and beating riot troops with clubs and bats. Ukraine Could Explode Tonight 2014-01-29T23:35:28Z As my colleague David Herszenhorn reports from Kiev, at least two protesters were shot to death on the streets of the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday during pitched battles between the riot police and demonstrators. The Lede: Footage of Mayhem on the Streets of Kiev 2014-01-23T00:30:15Z The vigilantes have fought pitched battles with the Knights in Nueva Italia in recent weeks. In lair of Mexico drug boss, vigilantes hold sway 2014-01-17T01:20:56Z That provision would cover some people who were arrested after an anti-Putin rally in Moscow last May that descended into pitched battles between police and protesters. Russian Amnesty Bill Could Free Pussy Riot and Greenpeace Defendants 2013-12-18T18:38:47Z Focusing on the first will do more to give women control over their bodies— including the female employees of Hobby Lobby — than a pitched battle against the second. Are Women Fighting the Wrong Fight on Contraceptives? 2013-12-04T10:35:41Z Irish nationalists responded by staging their own pitched battles with police. As Belfast riots, Northern Ireland's second city tastes peace 2013-10-16T05:42:35Z Still, investors must grapple with exposure to a company making bold moves as it struggles to regain competitive footing after years of pitched battles for market share. Microsoft Bonds Tick Wider In Trading After Aggressive Fiscal Moves 2013-09-17T19:50:00Z That area is often a focus of pitched battles. Chemical Disarmament Hard Even in Peacetime 2013-09-11T02:20:03Z With the patronage of Congress leaders and mill owners, it fought pitched battles against the Communists in central Mumbai. India Ink: Tragic Fable of Mumbai Mills 2013-08-28T06:14:52Z Even if he doesn't, expect a pitched battle from the current No. 1 to keep the champion golfer of the year from also becoming player of the year. Tiger, Phil And Player Of The Year 2013-08-06T04:00:00Z Crucially, it enjoyed excellent labour relations - a stark contrast with the pitched battles in many of Britain's troubled car plants. How German autos beat British motors 2013-08-01T23:09:09Z In Egypt's second city Alexandria, on the Mediterranean coast, hundreds of people fought pitched battles, with birdshot fired and men on rooftops throwing stones at crowds below. Violence deepens Egypt turmoil, deposed leader probed for murder 2013-07-27T00:41:06Z Frustrated at the failure of the police and the Republican Guards to protect the presidency, the Brotherhood fielded its own well-drilled security guard outside the palace in pitched battles with anti-Mursi protesters on December 6. Special Report: How the Muslim Brotherhood lost Egypt 2013-07-26T10:51:29Z The most pitched battles appeared to be on Sixth of October Bridge, he said, and near the Ramses Hilton, a towering luxury hotel. The Lede: Social Media Updates on Clashes in Cairo 2013-07-06T02:09:11Z In recent years, he has waged pitched battles to secure funding for the growing school system. Hatrick to step down as Loudoun schools chief after more than 45 years with system 2013-06-12T18:07:16Z Seats were ripped up, missiles thrown and some England 'fans' fought pitched battles with the Irish police during the first half of the game at Lansdowne Road on 15 February 1995. The friendly that turned into a riot 2013-05-28T09:48:49Z Israeli officials confirm airstrike into Syria Communal clashes in Nigeria kill at least 30 An argument quickly degenerated into pitched battles with guns and machetes, police said. Bottleneck of would-be nominees for State Department could impede Kerry’s progress 2013-05-04T23:39:16Z Disunion: Winning the Field, but Not the War The Civil War marked the end of the age when pitched battles determined the outcome of a conflict. The 139th Annual Kentucky Derby 2013-05-04T22:47:02Z The dispute quickly degenerated into pitched battles with guns and machetes. At Least 30 Killed in Ethnic Clashes in Nigeria 2013-05-04T18:48:38Z But the city of around 1.7 million people is not immune to violence - gunfire still often rings late into the night as armed brigades fight pitched battles against rival groups. Embassy attack spreads Libyan instability to capital 2013-04-24T16:34:08Z They were embroiled in what was already developing into a pitched battle and were trying to establish more of a presence on the upper deck of the stand. The friendly that turned into a riot 2013-05-28T09:48:49Z “It was a pitched battle throughout the camp,” Mr. Kleinschmidt said. Tensions High After Riot at Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan 2013-04-20T13:41:31Z Police and hundreds of activists fought pitched battles in Dhaka's main commercial district on Monday. Dhaka clash over war crime trials 2013-01-28T17:16:49Z There were pitched battles waged in defense of the welfare state, but our era has largely been one of deradicalization and political acquiescence. Why the ideas of Karl Marx are more relevant than ever in the 21st century 2013-01-25T15:34:04Z Disunion: A Strange Sail The short but pitched battle between the Hatteras and the Alabama was unique, and had long-lasting military consequences. Florida Record Store to Close 2013-01-12T02:01:13Z Days earlier, pitched battles broke out between hundreds of protesters and police at the scene, in which a policeman was killed. In India, questions over decision to treat rape victim overseas 2013-01-08T05:17:36Z Last weekend protesters fought pitched battles with police. Body of India rape victim arrives home in New Delhi 2012-12-30T00:22:15Z Demonstrations erupted in New Delhi after the December 16 attack, culminating last weekend in pitched battles between police and protesters around the city's India Gate war memorial. New India rape protests fizzle, victim airlifted to Singapore 2012-12-27T12:49:02Z On Sunday, the protests – which had till then been peaceful – turned violent; some three thousand protesters fought a pitched battle with the police, who tear gassed and water cannoned the crowd. India: After New Delhi Gangrape, Should the Culprits Be Executed? 2012-12-26T22:50:24Z Police chased angry protesters with batons as they fought pitched battles to try to get past steel barricades and a wall created by hundreds of policemen to reach the president’s mansion to present their demands. Rape protests in India turn violent 2012-12-23T14:24:00Z A pitched battle between the two sides ensued, leaving at least six dead and hundreds injured. Opponents Face Off on Egypt’s Streets 2012-12-07T22:35:00Z It was a pitched battle between two self-assured rivals: those who relied on an unscientific mixture of experience, anecdotal details and “Spidey sense,” and those who stuck to cold, hard numbers. Data Devotees Emerge Victorious in Election 2012-11-08T01:30:32Z Stanford, Washington State are Locked in a Close Contest The stands may be half-vacant, but Washington State has engaged Stanford in a pitched battle in Pac-12 action, with Stanford up 17-10. The Quad: Highlights and Analysis 2012-10-28T13:40:58Z We are in a pitched battle between the present array of resources and attitudes and the future struggling to be born. Cover Story: A Case for Optimism 2012-09-20T13:20:25Z About 500 meters away, a very different dynamic was on display; a hardcore contingent of around 300 young men waged a pitched battle with riot police who were blocking access to the embassy. What Cairo Protests Reveal About the New Egypt 2012-09-15T19:35:30Z But history suggests that society is better served, and not only economically, when we see men and women engaged in cooperation rather than pitched battle. Is It Really the End of Men? 2012-09-11T11:45:09Z It’s a pitched battle between nature and human ingenuity that will only grow more difficult. Corn varieties engineered to withstand drought offer planters hope 2012-08-14T19:03:00Z Those bent on the serious business of Thursday's dressage kick-off dismiss the Rafalca kerfuffle as a sideshow to the pitched battle between the leading British and German teams scheduled for this week and next. Romney horse fuss a headache for "elitist" dressage 2012-08-01T18:05:53Z While the details remained murky, the killings appeared to stem from the pitched battles that have raged for days in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria and the country's commercial hub. The Lede Blog: Video Said to Show Execution by Syrian Rebels Stirs Debate 2012-08-01T16:19:52Z But the credibility of the vote will be wrecked if armed militia with regional or tribal loyalties discourage voters from turning out, or if disputes over the outcome degenerate into pitched battles between rival factions. Libya holds landmark vote under shadow of unrest 2012-07-07T00:34:34Z More than 60 anti-globalization campaigners were seriously injured in the attack, which occurred after rioting and pitched battles with police in Genoa. Court judgment strips Italian police of top men 2012-07-06T11:23:46Z Apple is in a pitched battle with its competitors over patents, as technology companies joust globally for consumers in the fast-growing markets for smartphones and tablet computers. Judge who shelved Apple trial says patent system out of sync 2012-07-05T12:42:44Z Some days, 20 to 30 rebel fighters would land in the hospital as they fought pitched battles with the army; other days, most of the wounded were civilians, he said. Lens Blog: Robert King's Photos of Syrian Violence 2012-06-13T13:06:06Z More than ever, Apple finds itself in a pitched battle with Google: in smartphones, cloud computing, and a never-ending competition to attract the best software developers. Apple CEO Cook kicks off developers conference 2012-06-11T17:43:08Z So it’s no surprise that a pitched battle is underway to become the key “platform” for display ad buying. Google Makes Renewed Grab for the Rest of Online Advertising 2012-06-05T16:00:29Z Following the failure of the first jakarlo at Thies, 70km from the capital, a TV press conference showed pictures of a pitched battle, with chairs flying, broken windows and knives flashing. Senegal promotes fairer fighting in the wrestling ring 2012-05-29T13:00:48Z For most of Obama’s first term, the two men fought a pitched battle over legal authorities in the war on al Qaeda. Drones: The Silent Killers 2012-05-28T05:00:00Z Walker’s approval rating, which has hardly moved during the pitched battle over his controversial reforms, also shows positive signs. With Money and Momentum, Scott Walker Gains Ground in Wisconsin Recall Campaign 2012-05-18T11:45:00Z Following that were three days of furious excitement; on several occasions a pitched battle all but occurred. A Captain of Industry Being the Story of a Civilized Man 2012-04-25T02:01:06.607Z Other Arabs rushed to avenge him, and a pitched battle took place in the open, blood flowing on both sides. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z The great Southern general had fought a pitched battle, but had not destroyed his foe. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z Of course if the Dutch could once bring them within range of their guns, or entice them into a pitched battle, European skill and discipline would be victorious. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z His opponents, though frequently greatly superior in numbers, never ventured on a pitched battle, and the war was one of sieges and devastations, conducted on both sides with savage ferocity. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z In a pitched battle they defeated and killed the slayer of their father, and drove his followers out of their patrimony, and after that they lived in glory and renown till their death. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Every outbreak of temper was a pitched battle, the combatants knew the ground on which they fought, and every barbed speech was scientifically planted where it would rankle most. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z Have I not in a pitched battle heard Loud ’larums, neighing steeds, and trumpets clang?” William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon His Epitaph Unearthed, and the Author of the Plays run to Ground 2012-03-29T02:00:13.153Z The pension deal under negotiation in Albany comes as state and local governments around the country take similar steps to reduce retirement costs, often prompting pitched battles with labor unions. Pension and Redistricting Agreements Take Shape in New York Legislature 2012-03-15T02:12:01Z The tribe divided and engaged in pitched battles against each other, the Unionists suffering badly, many fleeing to Kansas. Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians 2012-03-11T03:00:11.673Z A pitched battle had ensued in which Slump was worsted. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z At any rate, we seem hardly justified in calling the engagement at Brentford a "pitched battle." Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z He defeated the Emperor in several pitched battles, and gave orders that, after his death, they should make a drum out of his skin. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z I fear me even nine men of Devon could not fight a pitched battle against five times their number, whether Spaniards or other. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Almost daily sallies, which often turned into pitched battles, were made by the rebels upon the over-worked handful of Europeans, Sikhs and Gurkhas. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z As parliament responded to the prime minister's appeals by endorsing the austerity bill early on Monday, protesters fought pitched battles with riot police outside. Athens mayhem raises fears of Greek social explosion 2012-02-13T19:34:36Z Horestes is accompanied by an army which marches with drums about the stage and fights two pitched battles, one with the host of Egisthus and the other for the possession of the city. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z He and his braves were too few to win a pitched battle and too many for concealment. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Nine pitched battles were fought, with various fortune, in the neighbourhood of Mount Carmel, and during the first year of the siege a hundred thousand Christians are computed to have perished. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z At this crisis the Earl came to his assistance, slew the King of the Canaries in single combat, and dispersed his army in a pitched battle. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z The Great Depression led to massive rent strikes and pitched battles between the unemployed and the police. City Room: What's a Protester to Do? 2012-01-05T20:00:23Z General D——— was sent with a company of foreigners to restore order, but the strife was almost as serious as in a pitched battle, and the foreigners fled discomfited to their barracks. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z ‘No good general ever fights a pitched battle if he can help it.’ Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z He failed to draw his opponents into a pitched battle, and in some slighter engagements suffered reverses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z You have been victorious in fourteen pitched battles and seventy actions. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z This victory, remarkable besides as Gustavus’s first pitched battle, completed the conquest of Livonia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z He has even fought with the wild Somali Indians, and assisted at a pitched battle between Arabs and a British cruiser. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z On the 26th of August, one thousand insurgents attacked Caloocan, and four days later a pitched battle was fought at San Juan del Monte. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z His pitched battles with Democratic President Bill Clinton while he was House speaker serve as an important reminder to GOP voters that he’s challenged the opposition at its highest level. Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich rises as Iowa Republicans crave attack dog against Obama 2011-12-07T07:00:23Z They found it necessary to go to war with Dingaan, and there was a pitched battle, in which the Dutch were the conquerors. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Brentford and Waller were excellent strategists of the 17th century type, and neither would fight a pitched battle without every chance in his favour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Occupy Portland organizers, who say their encampment numbers between 500 and 800 people, denied that they were making weapons or recruiting anarchists for a pitched battle and insisted that they were a nonviolent movement. Anti-Wall Street protesters dig in against police 2011-11-12T05:42:24Z Their acquaintance had begun in a pitched battle once when they met down in the valley, both of them after blackberries. Under the Shadow of Etna Sicilian Stories from the Italian of Giovanni Verga 2011-11-12T03:00:38.073Z Fallow Deer often quarrel among themselves over rights of pasturage, the herd dividing into two and engaging in a pitched battle for the possession of the disputed land. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z They vanquished the khalifa's troops in three pitched battles, and penetrating into Seville sacked the rich city from end to end. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z It is not worth while to give the detailed story of these monotonous and tedious uprisings, massacres, encounters, and usurpations, though the operations often rose to the dignity of campaigns and pitched battles. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z They met in discussion at several local assemblages, and finally in a pitched battle at Higbie; a place central to the three counties composing the district, where the whole people collected to hear them. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Provincial feeling is strong, for the students are divided into two nations, the Northern and the Southern, which are always wrangling, and sometimes fight pitched battles with bows and arrows. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z Stephens was thoroughly against the policy of many pitched battles. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z He was working with high-ranking city police officers, but fighting pitched battles against federal agents. Mexico's Drug War: Confessions of a Narco Killer 2011-10-25T09:05:00Z They were very fond of each other, but often they would have a pitched battle and retire to separate corners for a while, but it never lasted long. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Disaster taught him to avoid pitched battles, and at last, in 1083, after a more cautious campaign, his patience was rewarded by the dispersion of the Norman army. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z Aulus and �butius set forward towards the Lake Regillus, on the margin of which they waited till it was pitch dark before they pitched their tent, with the intention of preparing for a pitched battle. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z But in New Hampshire, there will be a pitched battle between the candidates vying to become Romney’s foil. Who Will Emerge as Romney's Foil in New Hampshire? 2011-10-05T18:35:35Z On Aug. 25 the weekly protests degenerated into pitched battles with police. Is Chile Too Cheap to Educate Its Young? 2011-09-29T20:45:48Z Since leaving Petersburg, the troops had in five months fought five pitched battles, each time victorious, and had marched nearly 1,000 miles, a record that no other corps in the army could boast of. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z They had fought twelve pitched battles, and sixty actions. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z He received orders from his superior officer to go up the country, with a few others, and select a spot where a tent might be pitched, in the event of a pitched battle. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z A pitched battle in the heart of New York will be something of a novelty. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z The English have been defeated in pitched battle at Patay, is that enough? The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z During the first year, nine pitched battles were fought with the Danes. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Three people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in clashes with riot police that resembled the pitched battles of the uprising. Analysis: Egyptians fear embassy attack may set back reform 2011-09-11T21:22:27Z Hazing, of course, was an ordinary affair, and it was not uncommon to see a pitched battle of fisticuffs going on behind some college building. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z For the next four years we had plenty of chasing of ships, plenty of cruising, plenty of jollity and fun, both on shore and afloat, and now and then a pitched battle. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z On the deficit, which was at the heart of the pitched battle over the debt ceiling earlier this summer, Obama has reaped no dividends for trying to produce a compromise agreement with Republicans. Wonkbook: The economic crisis has become a political crisis 2011-09-06T11:12:31Z It was difficult indeed to leave without a pitched battle, and the effort of temporary disunion was so great as sometimes to result in a permanent rupture of friendship. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z Left alone, Leslie settled back in her chair very much as her father might have done on the eve of a pitched battle on the stock exchange. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z Announcements of a pitched battle at Singapore, and frantic reports from every town on the peninsula. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z The march turned into a pitched battle between hundreds of officers, some on horses, and equal numbers of rioters, wearing bandannas and armed with makeshift weapons that included table legs and an aluminum crutch. London Sees Twin Perils Converging to Fuel Riot 2011-08-08T10:30:31Z Sometimes they had pitched battles with their foes, but their weapons were very primitive, and such combats were—in view of the numbers engaged on either side—comparatively bloodless. Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales With notes on the origin, customs and character of the Pawnee people 2011-08-02T02:00:20.603Z He liked directing sieges, but had no taste for commanding in pitched battles. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z Within six miles of McClory’s house more than a dozen pitched battles were fought, sometimes with scythes tied on poles, and sometimes with firearms. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z It seemed, first, that the Chinese III Army, under General Wu, had declared itself for Buddha, and was engaged in a pitched battle with the Manchurian First Army north of Tientsin. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z The confrontation is reminiscent of the pitched battles to trim government wages in recent months by GOP governors in states including Florida, New Jersey and Wisconsin. Minnesota shuts down ? to Pawlenty?s benefit? 2011-07-11T17:14:36Z Footnote 48: The "holmgang" was a species of single combat or pitched battle. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z When Greene heard of the victory, he realized that Cornwallis would retaliate, and a pitched battle with the larger British army meant disaster. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Instead of assisting at a grand pitched battle in the novel character of a spectator, I elected to warn your people. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z Instead of images of riot police and pitched battles in Westminster, this higher education White Paper puts the government on the side of the student. Student choice 2011-06-28T20:01:44Z The longbow here scored its first victory in a pitched battle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z After months of largely peaceful protest, the crisis escalated this month, with government forces and heavily-armed tribesman involved in pitched battles in the capital. Gunmen attack southern Yemen town 2011-06-15T14:17:25Z In a campaign of eleven months Greene had lost every pitched battle, but the interior of the Carolinas and Georgia had been cleared of the enemy, who retained only Savannah, Charleston, and Wilmington. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z They fought pitched battles that engulfed the Sanaa in violence. Protesters celebrate departure of Yemen's leader 2011-06-05T13:55:00Z "I suppose we can still meet them if they try another assault, but it'll be a pitched battle, as God is my witness." Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Finally, in St. Augustine, Grandmamma and he had an out and out quarrel over nothing apparently, but they worked it up between them until it came near being a pitched battle. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z Overnight, tribesmen siding with the opposition fought pitched battles with troops in northern areas of the city. Troops fire on Sanaa protesters 2011-06-03T11:37:32Z At one time certain towns in Pennsylvania were greatly dreaded by all showmen, from the fact that the "tough" element there predominated, and rarely did a circus escape without a pitched battle with these desperadoes. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Even if Corwin squeaks through, Democrats believe the pitched battle in a reliably conservative district prefigures Republicans’ vulnerability on the issue in 2012. New York's Extra Special Election: A GOP Wake-Up Call? 2011-05-24T12:03:14Z He would extend income tax cuts that expire in 2013, which were the subject of a pitched battle late last year when President Barack Obama tried to let tax reductions for wealthier Americans expire. Republican Gingrich pushes tax cuts to boost economy 2011-05-13T14:34:07Z What Piercarlo and I argue is that moment-to-moment, both above and below our conscious radar, short- and long-term mechanisms are in a pitched battle to determine what we will do vis-à-vis others. Psychologists Put "Character" Under the Microscope -- and it Vanishes 2011-05-10T13:15:00.230Z They were a brave and warlike tribe, who had resisted the landing of Agricola and his legions, and after several pitched battles had driven the Roman eagles triumphantly before them to the sea. Life of Saint Columba Apostle of Scotland 2011-05-10T02:00:58.153Z Not once a month, or even once a week, but almost daily, would these fights occur, and so desperately were they entered into that they resembled pitched battles more than anything else. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z In the beginning, in pitched battle, the Auraucanos with their bows and arrows, their stone tomahawks, and their wooden sabers edged with flint, were defeated by the mounted Spaniards, clad in armor. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z The cascade of confrontations called up memories of the summer of 2009, when Democratic town halls were marked by pitched battles over health-care reform. Democrats Mobilize on Ryan Plan as Republican Town Halls Simmer 2011-04-28T16:35:00Z And, first of mere size: It might not be thought possible to emulate the sublimity of natural objects in this respect; nor would it be, if the architect contended with them in pitched battle. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z An engagement was fought on 8th Jan., and a pitched battle at the Shatt-el-Hai on 8th March. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z A surprise attack is one thing, Bill, but a pitched battle with trained gunsters—I’d simply be throwing away the lives of my men who trust me. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z The previous year, at Ford's River Rouge factory in Dearborn, workers fought pitched battles against Henry Ford's private security forces, leaving four dead and 50 injured. The fight that just won't die 2011-04-10T15:01:00Z These days, rival fans organise ustawki, pitched battles, in woods and fields away from the game, where they go at each other with fists, baseball bats and worse. As Euro 2012 looms, football hooliganism comes back to haunt Poles 2011-04-07T08:01:00Z Following the three days of pitched battles, Reuters correspondents and witnesses said the main city in the world's top cocoa-growing nation was calm, with sporadic gunfire and explosions heard in some neighborhoods. Ivory Coast calm as rivals hold positions 2011-04-04T02:50:28Z The English commander promptly sent in a challenge to a pitched battle, which the king, in spite of the advice of his most trusted counsellors, accepted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z One area in which Crysis 2 succeeds admirably is in leaning away from the big, pitched battles of the first game and towards a more Call of Duty-style fast-paced shooter. Crysis 2 ? review 2011-04-02T23:04:05Z Even the Jansenists and Molinists have experienced no mortification so acute as that of not having it in their power to cut one another's throats in pitched battle. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z The anniversary will be marked by a series of events from proponents and opponents of the law who are still waging a pitched battle over provisions of the health care legislation. Prescriptions: This Week's Health Industry News 2011-03-21T16:06:10Z A Muslim mob set upon them and guns were fired during several hours of pitched battles. Unity under threat 2011-03-11T05:03:52Z It was largely an infantry force and the mounted Scythians rode all round it, cut off its supplies, destroyed any stragglers and never came to a pitched battle. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The Abolitionist leader, and his followers, were captured after a pitched battle, and Brown was tried and hanged on December 2, 1859. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z The particular share he took at first in the pitched battle of Gravelotte, merely convinced Bartek of this fact,—that in war there is plenty to look at, but nothing to do. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z I don't want to deny that we had our little differences at Dodsborough, but they were "tiffs,"—-mere skirmishes,—but here they are downright pitched battles, Tom. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The Grand Duke's business was to get his armies away eastward, and to refuse at all costs to fight pitched battles. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z In a pitched battle the youth was wounded by the hand of his father, taken prisoner, and immured throughout the term of the monarch’s life. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z President Barack Obama's Democrats are fighting a pitched battle over spending cuts with Republicans, who were energized by big wins in November elections after campaigning for smaller government to curb a massive U.S. budget deficit. Prospect of U.S. government shutdown eases 2011-02-23T17:30:31Z In the enclosure a pitched battle with bayonets was taking place. Tales by Polish Authors 2011-03-04T03:00:56.713Z If they fought pitched battles with the full strength of the French forces outside Paris, they were bound to win, because they were superior in men and guns. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z They knew that pitched battles could only end in one way—the entire destruction of their navy. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z Marching with his European allies to the capital, he defeated and slew the Emperor in a pitched battle, and rescued the Jesuit missionaries from their unpleasant captivity. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z My mother-in-law and I have a dozen pitched battles every day on the score of his temper and his character. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z |
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