Sentence examples for protracted fights from inspiring English sources

The declaration by the state's GOP comes as Texas continues protracted fights over voting rights on several legal fronts.

When Congress took on the issue in 2011, protracted fights nearly drove the U.S. to the brink of default and resulted in the nation's credit rating being downgraded for the first time.

From that ensued increasingly protracted fights over how to fix those spending gaps, and the spending bills became proxies for other policy battles.

He said his company, frustrated in the past by costly, protracted fights over wetlands, now completely avoids potential projects that have wetlands on the property.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday essentially struck down those preapproval requirements, which had deterred states and localities from passing legislation that they knew would meet with resistance from civil rights advocates and result in protracted fights.

The agreement, which was reached at the bargaining table, was unusual because negotiations between the police union and the city have been notoriously nasty, protracted fights traditionally settled only through an arbitration panel.

If so, his family wealth would provide resources for a protracted fight.

Ms. Nichols said she hoped a convincing Mississippi victory would nudge him along in the protracted fight.

Already House Democratic campaign officials have instructed their candidates to capitalize on the protracted fight.

But the argument over patenting and paying royalties for those resources, among other issues, has fueled a protracted fight.

Mr. Romney's strategists believe their candidate has financial and organizational advantages that position him for a protracted fight.