The Democrats, who were taken off guard by Mr. Brown's victory last winter, organized an unusually fierce ground campaign on Mr. Patrick's behalf, focusing on areas of the state where Mr. Brown did well along with traditional Democratic strongholds.
In the well-pruned streets of Milton Keynes, there are few outward signs of a fierce electoral "ground war".
In exasperation, many of the urban league debaters, and their coaches, now argue that policy debate can only have value as a fierce training ground for blacks to gain survival skills to engage a hopelessly irredeemable America.
At least some of the foreign fighters recruited by Mr. bin Laden could be heard pleading for mercy over their radios after a morning of heavy shelling on Tuesday and fierce ground combat in the bare brown hills.
The mortar made its presence felt in the fierce ground fighting of World War II.
Sharapova hit 36 winners, but her fierce ground strokes could not make up for her faltering serve.
On her day, few doubt that Serena is the stronger player, with her fierce ground shots and destructively powerful serve.
Using delicate drop shots and deft volleys to augment her fierce ground strokes, Townsend advanced to the semifinals in the singles on clay, not her favorite surface.
On Thursday morning, this fierce ground war will enter its crucial final phase as activists from all parties zigzag the constituency in a last attempt to get out the vote.
