Sentence examples for that is battering from inspiring English sources

It is not possible to understand the crisis that is battering Mrs May's government this week without appreciating the very particular toxicity of the combination of the two together.

Whoever takes the helm as prime minister — the country's sixth in five years — will face daunting challenges: Japan's largest reconstruction effort since World War II; a radiation crisis for a wide swath of the nation; a soaring yen that is battering the country's export-led economy; an aging population; and burgeoning debt twice the size of its economy.

"The generalized law of silence that is battering down upon our events and our living spaces is soon to relegate the City of Lights to the rank of European capital of sleep," a group of music promoters wrote in an online petition, to be submitted to the mayor of Paris and several government ministries on Jan . 31

The new cabinet will inherit daunting challenges, including Japan's largest reconstruction effort since World War II; radiation problems over a wide swath of the nation; a soaring yen that is battering the country's export-led economy; an aging population; and burgeoning debts.

Increasing struggles by consumers and businesses to make payments on a variety of loans, not just mortgages, are setting off a new wave of trouble in the financial sector that is battering even institutions that had steered clear of the subprime-home-loan debacle.

A steel hammer with a hardened face is used, and in this operation it is the soft end of the chisel that is battered and needs periodic dressing.

The leaders of the uprising include lawyers, judges, journalists, writers, scholars, women's rights activists, former army officers and diplomats — a sizable urban elite that is battered and restive.

While the agreement still could fall apart, G.E.'s decision to sell NBC Universal reflects the shifts in fortune that are battering the media business, especially network television.

The growing influence of the church under Mr. Fox's government is one of several controversies that are battering his administration a year after he won the presidency.

Outers mostly represent voters who feel marginalised and left behind by forces that are battering not just their personal security, but nation states and entire regions.

Many of the respondents live in communities that were battered by Hurricane Irene in 2011, and Superstorm Sandy in 2012.