Sentence examples for fighting speculation from inspiring English sources

Mr. Reid, who is embroiled in a difficult re-election battle in Nevada and a bruising legislative fight over health care on Capitol Hill, had already been fighting speculation that he might step down.

"We're fighting hyper-speculation where we see all this mass development coming into our community because the land is cheaper," says Mychal Johnson, who works for community group South Bronx Unite.

The arrests topped the friendly fire killings in Yemen, renewed fighting in Libya and Syria, and speculation over whether Chris Christie will enter the presidential race — all for a peaceful demo involving perhaps two thousand people.

The arrests topped the friendly fire killings in Yemen, renewed fighting in Libya and Syria, and speculation over whether Chris Christie will enter the presidential race all for a peaceful demo involving perhaps two thousand people.

(The victory revived speculation about Pacquiao fighting Mayweather, although it did nothing to change the general consensus that Mayweather would win without much trouble).

Yehia dispelled speculation that Abbas was fighting alongside a rebel faction battling the Syrian government.

She says there has been speculation that foreign groups fighting in Syria may have imported the disease.

The BBC's Imogen Foulkes in the Swiss city of Geneva says there has been speculation that foreign groups fighting in Syria may have imported it.

Bank lobbyists have been fighting hard against derivatives reform amid speculation that Wall Street will offer the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency to Democrats as a concession for loose rules on derivatives.

The Dodd Frank Act, passed in 2010, imposed limits on speculation; but industry lobbyists are fighting at every pass.

"Porgy and Bess" (Columbia) transmuted Gershwin's rendition of loving, gambling and fighting in New Orleans into a subdued, faraway speculation on the power of yearning.