Sentence examples for being battered on from inspiring English sources

The peak of my sympathy for Mitt Romney came when he was being battered on one side by Christian fundamentalists who think his faith is a cult and on the other by fellow Mormons, who were irate when he fudged the fact that they believe Jesus will return to earth and build a new Jerusalem in Jackson County, Mo.

POLAND'S centrist government is being battered on all sides.

We are being battered on a lot of different fronts.

"I saw it on the telly — people being battered on the head.

Ultimately a Crimean league would have a tough time surviving without a massive infusion of Russian funding, but with the Russian economy being battered on all sides, financial support may not be forthcoming.

Klitschko, who had taken a standing eight count when the ropes held him up earlier in the fifth, was being battered on the ropes when the bell ended the round.

But Citigroup, one of the world's largest financial firms, was battered on the exchange.

They were battered on the backboards and relied mainly on jump shots.

In recent years, G.I. Joe has been battered on all sides by competitors.

It was significant that raw-material prices were battered on March 17th, when risk aversion was at its height.

Clemens had a no-decision on Monday, Hernández was battered on Tuesday and Mussina lost on Wednesday.