Sentence examples for battled to be from inspiring English sources

They could not win, but how they battled to be tied.

Aged between 25 and 32, the single mothers he has seen have "battled" to be with their children, he says.

Al Gore and Bill Bradley, his 2000 Democratic primary opponent, battled to be considered toughest on gun control.

In Vancouver, Schneider was involved in a two-season-long soap opera in which he and Roberto Luongo battled to be the No. 1 goalie.

Ribéry, who won 81 caps and scored 16 international goals, battled to be fit for the World Cup but despite intensive treatment he failed to make it to Brazil, where France lost to Germany in the quarter-finals.

Modernisation had been a powerful strand within the Labour party since its creation, and whether it was the Attlee government, Gaitskell's leadership, Wilson's white heat of technological revolution, Labour had always battled to be in tune with the times.

There will be fleshy linemen and muscle-bound pass rushers battling to be proved the stoutest.

Finn's absence leaves Graham Onions and Tim Bresnan battling to be the final seamer with James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

Players move up and down the rankings, battling to be number one.

Players will move up and down the rankings, battling to be number one.

They don't have to be 'thought leaders' battling to be heard.