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He assembled a record of these struggles (booze, Benzedrine, and Seconal made their contributions, too) in the extraordinary collection "Advertisements for Myself" — a soulful, confessional work that, for better or for worse, has done more to establish the fifties myth of repression and revolt than any other document of the time.
Her composer's note describes "The Prison" as "a record of a struggle to escape from the bonds of self," and though Smyth wished to be viewed as an artist among artists, she knew that she faced an uphill battle: England, she wrote in 1916, was "conservative to the verge of imbecility".
A large portion of the philosophical content of Marx's works written in the early 1840s is a record of his struggle to define his own position in reaction to that of Hegel and Feuerbach and those of the other Young Hegelians.
In interviews and music videos, Katy Perry is framing her new album as a document of survival -- a record of her struggle to overcome a divorce and not "let love take me out that way," as she puts it in one song.
But to confine Egyptian history to internal developments is to distort it, for during that entire period Egypt was a part of a great world empire; and within this broader context, Egypt's history is a record of its long struggle to dominate an empire a struggle that is not without its parallels, of course, in both ancient and modern times.
Anderson's stylistic accomplishments should be acknowledged, particularly the way he sustains an almost Homeric voice, as when Octavian resumes his chronicles: "Here commences my record — taken down in the hope that a record of such a struggle as here impends shall not be found uninteresting to the eye of future curiosity and the heart which thrills with compassion and is stirred by high deeds".
There are mentions of wet dreams in the Bible; there's a record of both Saint Augustine and Martin Luther struggling with nocturnal emission; even Gandhi wrote about coming in his sleep, which he said felt like he "was hurled by God from an imaginary paradise where I had no right to be in my uncleanliness," according to Joseph Lelyveld's Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India.
As it turned out, Friday night's game, a 9-4 win over the Pittsfield Mets, drew a spirited crowd of 1,390, a respectable turnout for a first-year team with a record of 38-26 thas hastruggled ed to attract fans.
In New Jersey, some doctors, especially those with a record of being sued, are struggling to find coverage at any price, as some insurers try to reduce their risk and others pull out of the business entirely.
Her speech is followed by a recording of a struggling McKenna surrounded by officers, who accuse the mentally ill woman of spreading urine and feces around her cell.
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The phrase "a record of struggles" primarily functions as a noun phrase. It describes a collection of documented challenges, conflicts, or hardships. As confirmed by Ludwig, it's grammatically sound and usable.
Expression frequency: Uncommon
