Sentence examples for persistent battles from inspiring English sources

The former Tory prime minister's time in office was marked by persistent battles with his backbenchers over Europe.

In Russia, the battle is diptheria, and in other countries persistent battles are fought with malaria, yellow fever, dengue, and filarisis.

They said there are many reasons the gains have come so slowly, including the persistent battles waged by many towns and their zoning boards against not only affordable housing, but against any new housing at all.

He waged a persistent battle against government repression.

While hardly a sea change in the fight against ISIS, it was a significant reversal in the dire and persistent battle that has become a focal point in the operation.

The persistent partisan battles underscore Mr. Obama's inability to make good on an original promise — that he would open a bipartisan era of problem solving.

The same company has proposed plans to build a construction- and demolition-debris rail depot in Roxbury, but has temporarily suspended those plans after a persistent legal battle with the county.

This film is the culmination of Bergman's "rose" style; as writer and director, he ties up his persistent, early battle-of-the-sexes themes in an intricate plot structure.

But none of these books have succeeded in reversing the trend of the overweight in the U.S. Yesterday, the federal government and the food industry weighed in with some fresh advice, part of a persistent uphill battle.

A New Deal Democrat, Mr. Byrd used the position in large part to battle persistent poverty in West Virginia, which he called "one of the rock bottomest of states".

Numerous ministers and officials have resigned or been sacked, while the government has battled persistent allegations of corruption, including claims that the London-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky had illegally financed Mr Yushchenko's campaign.