Sentence examples similar to battle hall from inspiring English sources

His grandfather, a Democrat, battled City Hall when his asphalt street in the Bronx was raised without residents' permission, blocking entrances to garages and basements.

They need educational approaches that teach them to understand and respect different perspectives -- and to harvest those perspectives for mutual benefit, in a way that allows them to solve problems collaboratively, whether they are battling City Hall or consulting as an adult with a multi-national business halfway around the world.

From the Scythian women in battle to Radclyffe Hall, Coco Chanel, and the women of WWII, women have dreamt of trousers long before they were acceptable.

The boy and a younger sister had been the subject of a bitter custody battle with Mr. Hall's first wife, with a series of allegations of abuse on each side.

Following a public inquiry, he described the idea as "fundamentally flawed".The battle of Free Trade Hall casts a sharp light on efforts to regenerate Britain's old industrial cities.

But in the seven weeks since, he failed to persuade a majority of voters that he has the skill and stamina to tackle the city's disastrous finances, which the Rahm camp, helped by the millions it was able to pump into its advertising drive, skilfully made the main theme of the battle for city hall.

In what could set off a major City Hall battle, two City Council members from the Bronx plan to propose a bill on Tuesday that would guarantee wages of at least $10 an hour, nearly $3 above the minimum wage, to all workers at development projects receiving public subsidies.

Still, the fact that the Marine Corps is getting the craft is a testament to its ability to do battle in the halls of Congress.

That was when — and this is Dregni's third good movie, a sour Malle tragedy — the zazous, French jitterbuggers, emerged in Paris, to do at least dance-hall battle with the German soldiers.

After a particularly squalid battle in the dining hall, the master upbraided the young diners with these telling words: "The Hall's been raped — you promised me this wouldn't happen".

There is no record of where in the hall the "Battle of Anghiari" was painted.