The phrase "a clear battle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where the conflict or competition between two parties is evident and easily understood.
Example: "The debate turned into a clear battle between the two candidates, each presenting their arguments with conviction."
Alternatives: "an obvious conflict" or "a distinct struggle".
The involvement of the Saudi military in Bahrain has drawn a clear battle line not just between monarchies and marchers, but also between Sunni Muslim elites and the region's restive Shiites, who form the majority of the population in Bahrain and whose faith allies them with the Shiite leadership in Iran — another land that, like Libya, has shown scant tolerance of dissent.
We're seeing a clear battle in the camera department, with Nokia's 41-megapixel PureView cameras and even Sony popping a 20-megapixel sensor on the Xperia Z1.
The diplomatic one-upmanship over the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko in London and attempted extradition of his alleged murderer is a clear battle of wills between a new British government keen to prove itself on the world stage and a Russian president, Vladimir Putin, who is on his way out in 2008.
For Derrick Fuller, the governor's election has created a clear battle that tugs him back and forth.
This drew a clear battle line: Brooks fans were yokels, they complained, and that so many of them were going in July was embarrassing to a country which – I felt – had much more to be embarrassed about than liking a fat guy in a cowboy hat.
"But how central the planning was, and the extent to which there was central strategy behind the effort, including hiding caches of weapons and money and developing a clear-cut battle plan, is a little more problematic".
Of course, February's parliamentary election will not be a clear-cut battle between one list and another.
THE popular impression of the fight over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry crude oil from Alberta's tar sands to Texas, is that it is a clear-cut battle between greens and the energy industry.
The model for the human security approach to war lies in Northern Ireland, which saw a "new war" without clear battle lines in contrast to "old wars" such as the second world war.
Colonel Ubiratan Guimarães, condemned to 632 years in prison for leading a police massacre of 111 inmates at a São Paulo's Carandiru prison in 1992, has a right to a second trial and so, unlike his victims, has yet to begin his sentence.Opening the black boxThe clash between Lula and Mr Corrêa conveys a false impression of clear battle lines and stark choices.
They reflect not only the wide expansion in the combat-related roles women fill, but also, in an era of war without clear battle lines, the potential dangers faced by women -- and men -- in support units.
