Sentence examples for anticipated a fight from inspiring English sources

"We anticipated a fight, and now we've got to decide on what to do".

Anticipating a fight, Skechers beat Vans into court.

Mr. Bloomberg anticipates a fight with large tobacco companies, his aides say.

The law, passed Tuesday by the state's legislature, seems to anticipate a fight.

Perhaps anticipating a fight with the courts, Mr. Morsi on Sunday appointed a senior judge, Mahmoud Mekky, as vice president.

The senators also anticipate a fight over how to bring in low-wage workers in the future.

Anticipating a fight against the Americans as early as 1959, Gen Giap had realised the importance of a secure supply line.

He wantsto curb the marketing of tobacco and alcohol and regulate junk food, starting with reducing salt in bread and eliminating transfats, but he anticipates a fight.

Women's rights campaigners are anticipating a fight over the language in the final CPD document, which in its present form makes references to addressing discrimination based on sex and gender – implying a shoring up of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights – and the need for comprehensive sex education for young people, which suggests access to abortion.

Doubtless, the fact that there is now a conservative majority on the school board is merely a coincidence....We anticipate a fight over the revision of the standards to either downplay evolution, or require that evolution be qualified in some serious way, perhaps using the "strengths and weaknesses", or "evidence against evolution", or "critical analysis" language that we've seen in other states.

The Board of Supervisors passed the measure last winter but backers, anticipating a fight, placed the referendum on the ballot.