Sentence examples for passing fight from inspiring English sources

With each passing fight he displayed an almost ungodly ability to absorb punishment from the biggest hitters in prizefighting.

It is a role that Mayweather seems to relish more with each passing fight, that of heel, a champion, perhaps respected, but hated nonetheless.

"If this thing passes, fight the hell back!" Mr. Penn says at a pivotal point in the film, as his allies ponder the likely passage of Proposition 6, a 1978 ballot initiative aimed at curbing gay rights in California.

So what did the Obama Administration do, before or after those strictures passed, to fight back — to defend our national security?

The act was originally passed to fight profiteering during the Civil War, but in recent years it has been used to bring allegations of Medicare fraud.

The 2012 election cycle having passed, "Knife Fight" arrives at exactly the wrong moment, as the body politic is heaving a sigh of relief at not being blanketed by attack ads.

Regardless of whether the federalism proposal eventually passes, the fight has now exposed the divisions within the Shiite coalition in the Parliament itself, and it has illustrated the growth of Mr. Sadr's influence relative to Mr. Hakim.

The Environmental Protection Agency defended its decision not to police ballast discharges but instead to work with the Coast Guard to carry out the National Invasive Species Act, a law passed to fight the introduction of exotic and invasive species in ballast water.

Although the worst of the storm seems to have passed, the fight over what it means to be Nederlands continues.

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In that example, the Department of Justice charged companies with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, which was passed to fight organized crime.