The beach beneath it had shifted dramatically, exposing the sea wall's foundations to battering from the waves.
40 min: After withstanding more battering from Bilbao, United break forward and Rooney launches a long cross towards Hernandez, but Iraizoz intercepts with all the mean authority of a vigilant customs officer.
Mr. McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, returned to Mr. Letterman's CBS show after several weeks of battering from the host for his abrupt decision to cancel an earlier appearance.
"I just think that battering from centre-backs and the pressure that is on him, mentally as well, to play from that age of 16, I think we are looking at a player who is getting to the stage of his career where I don't think he will be playing at the top level at 34-35.
But the Wolfhounds had heroes everywhere as they stood up to the expected physical battering from Samoa's big-hitting forwards, with the Harlequins prop Gareth Haggerty giving as good as he got and Salford's Karl Fitzpatrick making a major impact off the interchange bench.
Over the past two years, the I.O.C. has absorbed a battering from Congress, the White House, corporate sponsors and the news media on the issues of corruption in the Salt Lake City bribery scandal and of its suspect resolve on doping.
Adolescents experienced high rates of domestic violence and the WEB captured battering from both partners and relatives.
Let's face it, New Jersey has taken a bit of a battering from TV and cinema.
Behind the battling frigates, Marengo had taken further battering from London and by 10 25 also came under fire from Foudroyant, and HMS Repulse under Captain Arthur Kaye Legge.
He is a bit incredulous that he gets to watch the battering from the sidelines.
The initial design and technology draft curriculum was quickly withdrawn after a battering from industry leaders.
