Freak weather conditions battered the city, devastated homes would have to be demolished, dozens were left homeless, and so on.
Storm conditions battered New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 11, with winds of up to roughly 50 mph and heavy rainfall.
The people of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia are still living in terrible conditions, battered by their own government' s policy of homicide and suicide, NATO shelling and the embargoes of the international community.
After hitting some speed bumps in the second quarter, the company said it won't meet its full-year 2008 forecast as tough operating conditions batter the car rental industry.
Although it is logical for Game 1 of the Yankees-Angels series to start at 8 Eastern tonight, the shadows creeping across Angel Stadium will create less than ideal conditions for batters.
After the squally conditions that battered them en route to what at times resembled the Dutch equivalent of Craggy Island, the riders were already in need of some early race respite.
Recent economic conditions have battered all automakers, but in both good and bad times Detroit has more or less constantly ceded market share to rival firms (many of which employ thousands of Americans and will operate through the recession with no government assistance).
Analysts noted that I.B.M. was well positioned to withstand cyclical swings in business conditions that might batter other companies.
Subsequent post-hoc analyses in ch-20, which showed the highest interaction (F 1, 11) = 76.5, P<0.001, corrected), revealed that there was a significant difference between the HIT and OUT conditions in the BATTER session (F 1, 22) = 7.93, P = 0.01) but not in the PITCHER session (F 1, 22) = 0.70, P = 0.41).
He said "horrific weather conditions" had "absolutely battered" him and "safety is non-negotiable".
The motor area showed a significant difference between HIT and OUT conditions in the batter-supported session, but this difference was not apparent in the pitcher-supported session.
