We had chances to equalise, so we were not battered, just beaten.
It's not battered and beaten up, the balance sheet is in good shape and there's a lot of cash in the bank.
We are not battered with league standings for the best painting, the most relevant symphony, the novel to take to a desert island.
The wares here, after all, are not battered esoterica coveted by only me and some anonymous freaks but rather premium-brand badges of taste, suggesting that people of high social standing already know about these things and want them and are moreover keen to trample me to get them.
MARYSVILLE, Ind .— Here in this small farmland community, a single water tower emblazoned with the town's name — the most commanding structure in the town — appeared to be the only thing not battered by the storms that cut a swath through southeastern Indiana.
Swank hotels and official offices in capitals not battered by war are certainly a world apart from the turmoil here, the violence, the dust and the heat, the relentless security details and the bleak gray blast walls that surround any place anyone important would frequent.
