Sentence examples for fierce claim from inspiring English sources

An ostensible cause of the tensions is a small splattering of uninhibited islands — known as Senkaku by the Japanese and Diaoyu by the Chinese — to which both nations have laid fierce claim but which Japan currently administers.

But, since the 1950's, organized financial interests have laid fierce claim to many remaining public and private lands for the resources within them such as timber, coal and forage for livestock.

In the past, Latinas have proven to be fierce competitors, claiming the ultimate prize six times in the last decade--with Venezuela and Puerto Rico taking the crown most often.

A trend began, and her follow-up efforts "B-Day" and "I Am... Sasha Fierce" also claimed the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart.

The fierce political pressures claimed civility as an early casualty, as Mr. Gore's spokesmen rounded on Ms. Harris and Mr. Bush's lambasted the county officials involved in late recounts.

A Russia-brokered ceasefire was signed in 1994 after six years of fierce fighting, which claimed the lives of an estimated 30,000 people.

Trump has drawn fierce criticism by claiming that Mexico was sending rapists over the border.

Trump has drawn fierce criticism by claiming Mexico was sending "rapists" over the border.