Sentence examples for taken a bashing from inspiring English sources

Health-care reform has taken a bashing.

As GE's share price has taken a bashing, so has Mr Welch's reputation.

The Human Rights Act has taken a bashing from the outset, but I think our work promoting human rights has provided much needed balance in what was a skewed debate.

Gifting suites have taken a bashing from the global economic crisis but they're still a fixture on the awards circuit and, I would contend, they're the main reason, apart from the booze and faux humility, why the stars at the shebang had broad grins on their faces last night.

It's no secret that cleantech has taken a bashing in the last few years, yet Andrew Chung, a partner at Khosla Ventures is still bullish about the sector's prospects and convinced that it makes sense long-term, both domestically and globally.

Moore likes a compact, heat-tolerant variety named Silver Anouk, though it took a bashing this winter.

The pound took a bashing on October 22nd, following a pessimistic speech by Mr King the evening before.

Four years later, it had fallen to No. 204, after taking a bashing in court and in the press.

"Tax havens are always going to take a bashing from the chancellor, but it's something of a sideshow.

"Being made redundant is a real shock to the system – your pride really takes a bashing and you go back home and explain to the wife..

It also handles PR for BP, although the agency took a bashing as it worked to clean up the oil giant's image after the Gulf of Mexico spillage.