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At his confirmation hearings, Senate liberals mounted a fierce fight against him.

But Mayor William Curtis mounted a fierce resistance, and on Monday, the county relented.

China has mounted a fierce diplomatic campaign against the sale of Aegis-equipped destroyers.

When InBev announced its initial $46.3 billion offer last month, Anheuser mounted a fierce defense.

On blogs, in e-mails and over dinner tables last week, the food intelligentsia quickly mounted a fierce defense.

UBS and senior Swiss government officials have mounted a fierce lobbying campaign to persuade Washington to drop the case.

Exit polls and early returns showed Mr. Santorum mounting a fierce challenge to Mr. Romney in a state that was not expected to be close just weeks ago.

That did nothing to tamp down enthusiasm among liberal activists and some Democratic lawmakers to mount a fierce resistance to Trump's priorities.

Both are expected to be confirmed, but liberals are mounting a fierce campaign against Justice Rehnquist and the debate could last for days.

He mounts a fierce defence of an industry that employs 40,000 people in the UK and which he says pays £1bn in tax every year.

It may be the last place that his loyalists could mount a fierce battle against allied forces, a concern among American officials.