Sentence examples for battled to prop from inspiring English sources

Governments have battled to prop up their banks, committing trillions of dollars in the process.

The Chinese authorities were battling to prop up the country's stock markets on Tuesday after a surprise cash injection from the central bank failed to calm jitters among investors.

Foreign exchange reserves have plunged, as the government is spending about $2 billion a month in a losing battle to prop up the pound.

But some commentators believe an altogether quieter crisis should also be at the top of the worry list: Italy's battle to prop up its debt-laden banks.

Confident it had the resources to weather any downturn, the government pumped cash into a long list of businesses and banks and into a losing battle to prop up the ruble.

The oil spill is also a smoke screen by the GOP, which was fighting a losing battle to prop up an unchanged Wall Street in the news cycles leading up to the spill.

Ulster and Ireland prop Declan Fitzpatrick will continue to battle to achieve his "full potential" after suffering a heart scare and concussions in recent seasons.

Disproportionate amounts of aid money and weapons have flowed to the south to prop up the regional leadership and battle the Taliban.

In fact, the Chinese government actually intervened to prop up the yuan in the market (see "The Battle of Midpoint," The Economist, August 15, 2015, p. 63).

Some have defence industries to prop up.

The first, to prop up its stock.