Sentence examples for takes a battering from inspiring English sources

WHEN a sector takes a battering, it is natural to wonder whether a buying opportunity has emerged.

It takes a battering ram to pierce the fortress mentality of too many modern politicians, trained in the defensive art of saying nothing, and Jeremy Paxman knew it.

Fox reputation takes a battering again in this classic, when the little wooden puppet boy is conned by a fox and a cat, both faking disability.

Wittgenstein's oft quoted maxim, "whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent" takes a battering in this challenging but essential show that reminds us that it can be hard to find the words but it's quite wrong to think that he or she who is silent can be assumed to consent.

The thesaurus takes a battering: Meyer and Brysac will not have half of something if they can have a moiety; they will not give a gift if they can give a lagniappe; they will not quote a saying if they can quote an apothegm.

It takes a battering from burly rugby players and nimble footballers - and now the Millennium Stadium pitch is getting a well deserved make-over, using giant "sewing machines".

Financial markets have taken a battering.

The economy has also taken a battering.

FINANCIAL MARKETS  Stockmarkets took a battering.

Liberal democracy has taken a battering.

Manufacturing and public administration took a battering.