Sentence examples for fierce encounters from inspiring English sources

LONDON — In Scotland, they call it the Old Firm rivalry — more than 100 years of fierce encounters between Glasgow's top soccer clubs, Rangers and Celtic, who have made almost a closed shop of their pursuit for supremacy in the Scottish game.

That is the outcome of a fierce encounter in the Argentine city of Rosario late Saturday.

He recalled one fierce encounter, when they took a hill, only to find themselves under attack for 12 hours.

England v Scotland fixtures go back a long, long way in history and there has been many a fierce encounter along the way.

The Hawks had two late chances to snatch the game, but in a tight, fierce encounter where both Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead were held goalless, the game needed a hero to stand up.

The moment came during their third and final debate — a less fierce encounter than their two previous ones — when the moderator, Marcia Kramer of CBS2, asked each candidate during a lightning round to sing "even a few bars" of his favorite song.

Again, Emerald was absent when the frigate was brought to action and again Seymour was able to capture his opponent after a fierce encounter in the Action of 6 April 1809.

At the heart of the work is a long, affecting duet for Miriam Wolf and Michael Helland in which their fierce entangled encounters feel like a thwarted, frantic search for emotional connection.

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FRENCH LOSS HEAVY IN FIERCE BATTLE; Encounter Force of Seasoned Riffian Troops Trained by European War Veterans.

Haskell and Tom Wood also showed up well against the vaunted Irish back row, England duly led 6-0 athehe break but a fierce, tense encounter seemed to be tilting back in the hosts' favour when O'Gara, Sexton's replacement, landed a magnificent long-range penalty through a swirling wind, punching the air with ominous intent as he turned away.