A more compelling reason, however, is the fierce anti-regulatory strain in Arizona politics.
It would be a reactionary move for the emerging protest movement to deny that a strain of fierce anti-police sentiment runs through its decentralized ranks.
I was told to watch for signs of lethargy and distress, but, as the days ticked by, Walter seemed his usual charmingly bipolar self -- utterly sweet and docile at home, comically faux-fierce elsewhere -- straining at the leash to lunge menacingly at every passing truck and barking ferociously at elderly couples, jogging women and offending poodles.
ONE Friday, "Anger" took shape to the strains of a particularly fierce Astor Piazzolla tango.
The fierce opposition here is revealing deep strains in the alliance.
Still, there is no denying that Ravitch is a fierce opponent of what she perceives as a virulent anti-intellectual strain in the teachings of dozens of educators whom she describes, somewhat reductively, as "progressive".
HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Fierce waves pounded the breakwaters and shores of Bermuda on Sunday, straining yacht moorings, battering oceanfront hotels and felling trees as Hurricane Igor lashed the wealthy British enclave.
Google and Amazon came under fierce attack from MPs and tax campaigners after fresh whistleblower allegations put further strain on claims by the internet giants that their multibillion-pound UK-facing businesses should not be taxed by Revenue & Customs.
During the strain, anxiety, and insomniac misery of the three-week search, Mrs. Campos was fierce and frantic with hope, holding prayer vigils at St. Joseph's Church.
One of the most visible signs of European integration, Schengen has come under strain because of increased migration, and it was recently at the center of a fierce dispute between Italy and France following the arrival of migrants from North Africa.
