Facebook has been steadily growing its social network (at a faster rate that Twitter) and made a recent acquisition that is representative of Facebook's aggressive tactics in the steady battle with Twitter.
Although he breathes on his own, his lungs battle a steady barrage of infections; a feeding tube provides all his sustenance, and his muscles have contracted into short, twisted knots.
In the meantime, Ms. Rice has had to battle a steady drip of negative news: accusations about her record as a policy maker on Africa, her role as a senior State Department official in a 1998 terrorist attack on American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and even her financial holdings.
Indeed, Cotto has been doing battle with a steady stream of marquee opponents in recent years, a list that includes Shane Mosley, whom Cotto defeated in 2007 to retain his W.B.A. welterweight crown, and Antonio Margarito, who took that title away from him in 2008.
In recent years, Cotto has been doing battle with a steady stream of marquee opponents, a list that includes Shane Mosley, whom Cotto defeated in 2007 to retain his W.B.A. welterweight crown, and Antonio Margarito, who took that title away from him in 2008.
There was a steady confidence about what England did, battling through the tough patches and winning on Saturday will have only added to that.
The battle was fought in a steady rain, and the attack on the Confederate defenses quickly stalled.
Ms. Gillibrand has been a steady voice of reason in Washington, fighting for farmers, battling to retain crucial food stamps.
Mr. Kahn, who endured a blistering primary battle with former Representative Buddy Darden, has mounted a steady stream of television commercials since to repair his image.
Throughout its life, the human body battles to keep its core temperature at a steady 37C, whatever conditions it finds itself in.
Former Oxford coach Dan Topolski suggested that "the race is a battle of guts and willpower, and Cambridge settled to a steady rhythm too soon".
