Sentence examples for it was punching from inspiring English sources

In a statement issued after the Bank of England's figures were released, RBS said it was "punching above its weight" in business lending.

Whether it was punching his own goalkeeper, throwing his shirt at a referee, hitting a team-mate with his boots (presumably not on his feet at the time), or his innumerable sendings-off, not once has there been an expression of regret for the undoubted wrongs he has committed.

Each drum kick felt like it was punching my sleep-deprived brain.

Some people said it was just a knockout punch, others an unprovoked on, several said it came from behind and was unseen, and the odd one guessed it was punching someone already on the ground. .

It was punched out by Muslera, and Adiyiah's follow-up was batted away by Suárez.

But I think compared to a lot of industries, it's punching above its weight and doing better versus other sports that have maybe taken a bigger beating.

But it is punching above its weight.

ValueAct is a relatively small fund, but suddenly it is punching well above its weight.

An England that stops trying to "punch above its weight", and instead asks why it is punching at all.

Historically, the UK had a reputation for punching above its weight in international affairs; now it is punching well below it.

Or perhaps it's punching something with that hand — hard to tell.