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Through most of the race, the riders were subjected to fierce winds and a driving rain that made it difficult to see the rider in front.
Matthew Bland was commanding in midfield and threatened the Hemsworth goal with a fierce drive which was just tipped over.
Another 30-yard run from the dangerous Jamaican ended with a fierce drive that flew across goal and out for a throw in.
But those states were spared when record-breaking monsoons brought heavy summer rains instead of the fierce fires officials had expected.
Georgian forces were driven out during fierce fighting that killed thousands of ethnic Abkhaz and Georgians.
Lee awoke in the early hours of the morning to find the front of his house ablaze with fierce flames lapping against the bedroom window.
Menard, one of the walking wounded, recounted the fierce response they met in on a bridge at the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya.
They huddled in their bathtub while their home crumbled around them in fierce winds that made a sound like shrieking.
Even as a fierce blizzard looms on the horizon, she finds herself with more than just a truant husband on her hands.
A third of the world's arctic skuas, big fierce birds nicknamed Bonxies, nest on the great hills of the island.
Insects persist, almost mockingly, in spite of farmers' fierce attempts to snuff them out.
Instantly, the visiting fighter is on top of his prone opponent and quickly smashes him into unconsciousness with fierce blows to the face.
But Bobby was not just a crowd-pleaser, he was a fierce competitor, too, and a genius of a shotmaker.
Pretty clothes and pretty faces are only a mask on the fierce games of love and hate warring between wives and mistresses, suitors and fathers.
Regan gasped, surprised, not expecting such a fierce attack from his cousin, though she was known to be violent and trigger-happy.
Plans to lease five rooms in the old town hall to traders have drawn fierce reaction from shopkeepers.
It is sparsely populated with tribespeople who display a fierce sense of independence.
I watch slack-mouthed for the fierce rush of delight as it wings its way to the treetops.
From the first softly sonorous piano tones, Bronfman played with a fierce passion that was riveting.
The 15 spaces have only their fierce commitment to individuality in common, ranging in style from slick minimalism to full-on kitsch.
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As a fierce relay anchor, Correia has the fastest 50 and 100-yard freestyle relay splits in history.
People that transcend their class background often have this dynamism, but sometimes also display a fierce pride that can feel like anger.
His fierce energy blazed from a weedy frame, with weak chin and pointed nose.
Stay a while and you might see a fierce territorial dispute between a pair of the shannies or other blenny species.
I will stand in your heart as fierce as the lion of Judah, as strong as the temple we shall build.
The ship's company fought hard to recover the damaged compartments, but were thwarted by a fierce fire which raged below decks.
The answer lies in part with the fierce competition for top-tier executive talent.
Plans to create a school at Wellesley Park in the teeth of fierce opposition led to huge protests.
Temporary facilities have been in place since the former service area was wrecked in a fierce fire last October.
Both stood toe to toe in the tenth, but a fierce left to the chin from Harrison rattled the champ again.
Flickering to and fro in a fierce battle of dominance, the flames of the fire sparkled with gold and orange flares.
Her whole body was tingling with the words he was speaking with such passion, such fierce emotions.
A fierce connection resulted and you could faintly hear cats meowing in the background.
The Englishman will have to beat off fierce Scandinavian competition in the most snowbound event of the season.
You'll choke on dust and faint in the heat of a fierce desert sun that beats down from a jaundiced sky.
As it happens, Cato is a fierce tiger when it comes to advocating for oppressed tobacco firms.
Patterson and New Zealand pro Matt Horne seized control in the face of a tidy but far from fierce attack.
I believe that we have an inner sense of self-protection and a fierce protectiveness for our children.
The claim immediately thrust the spotlight on to Hoon, whose department faces fierce criticism over its treatment of Kelly.
She is a fierce champion of equality of opportunity, having endured the bastardry of the Queensland government decades ago.
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Near the top of the second beat, the three boats engaged in a fierce three-way tacking match near the port tack layline.
The water is extra salty in the ocean thereabouts, and the midday sun is fierce so near the equator.
This one hatched faster than the first, fierce little claws punching through the fragile shell and scrabbling to get free.
Mrs Nokes proffered a hand, and the fierce rivals shook tersely before leaving the stage.
Highland Territorial battalions crossed the Grand Ravine and entered Flesquieres, where fierce fighting took place.
The already terrible condition of Barcelona's poor had been augmented by a fierce downturn for the textile industry.
He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer afternoon at a cricket match.
A lonely airport baggage handler picks up a pregnant hitchhiker during a fierce late-night storm.
The veteran backstop has learned to take the fierce body blows of his position philosophically.
Since last summer a fierce political argument has been going on behind the scenes over whether to go for reprocessing or storage.
They also see ample evidence of fierce competition in many areas, both in consumer and business telecoms.
This lizard is a fierce predator and scavenger, and is thought to have caused human fatalities.
He flicked the ball over one defender, then back-heeled it over another and hit a fierce volley into the net.
They included an Egyptian scarab whose hieroglyphics told how Amen Hotep III of the 18th dynasty shot 102 fierce lions with his own bow.
The staircase is flanked on both sides by the scaly snake-like bodies of the nagas, whose fierce multiple heads form the banisters' bottoms.
His heart pounded quickly, beating out a fierce tattoo in his strong chest as he walked down the paths which wound and turned into dead ends.
Cyclists are ranked according to their disability and face fierce competition on traditional bikes, three wheeled bikes or tandems.
Harden's Krasner is a maelstrom of emotions, lurching from admiration of her husband to fierce rage at his drunken womanising.
For instance, the battle dance of the Samburu contains fierce jumping motions, which simulate actions of a raid.
The terrain, the monsoons, the fierce tribes, all combined with the long years of campaigning to take some of the heart out of the Macedonians.
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Rulers of these comparatively minor states were engaged in a fierce cultural competition, designed to add honour and lustre to their dynasty.
The York Civic Trust's annual report launched a fierce attack on the loss of the city's Victorian heritage to the developers.
In a fierce attack on both Labour and the Tories, he urged all parties to reach a consensus on how the NHS should be managed.
His sporadic cinematic output has been combined with fierce public attacks on the general media situation.
Despite his frequently tense relations with his superiors, he engendered fierce loyalty among many of his subordinates.
As a leader he has engendered a fierce loyalty and dedication among students.
Winding through the upper canyon, much of the trail has been washed away by the fierce spring run-off from the glaciers still hanging above.
His roots may be privileged ones, but his work ethic is fierce and focused, a powerful example for young and aspirant artists.
Richard was tossed into the sea and spent two hours in the freezing water trying to swim ashore but was constantly beaten back by fierce waves.
And yes, in spite of their glowering looks and fierce demeanor, owls can be endearing.
The computer manufacturer is getting roundly spanked in a fierce price war during a market slowdown.
We have been encountered by fierce infantry resistance, yet our superior weaponry and armor has allowed us to crush this resistance.
It's arguable that the artist's fierce protection of his private life has added to his mystique.
He decides on Fiona, who is prisoner in a castle on a rock, surrounded by molten lava and guarded by a fierce dragon.
Occasionally the rumble of a volcano or the roar of a fierce hurricane breaks up the usual sounds.
The piece highlighted the more insidious sides of racism and ignited a fierce debate below the line.
In southern Louisiana, a fierce love of place cuts across lines of class and religion.
The surf was unusually rough, with fierce riptides and waves breaking as high as ten feet.
He expects Chirac will launch a fierce attack on Britain to shore up his domestic support.
After a fierce exchange in the fourth, Cook stepped in with a right-hand lead punch before stepping back out of range.
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Yesterday, fierce fighting continued across Iraq between American forces and insurgents from both the Sunni and Shi'ite populations.
The flames were already licking through the panels with a fierce urgency that was terrifying to see.
He dropped the fireball, the ground erupting in a fierce inferno, brutal flames licking at the surrounding trees with their fiery tongues.
Alas, the rush to satisfy booming demand has led to fierce price competition.
Their introduction often met fierce resistance by civil libertarians and liberally minded lawyers.
Some houses were commandeered in the village, and a fierce volley of fire was opened up, as rifles, revolvers, and hand-grenades were utilised.
The cold was fierce and I was gone like a flash to get my woolies from the car before I got a dose of hypothermia.
Executives who run global corporations now face fierce anti-Americanism around the world.
Mortgage lenders have offered ever more competitive deals in a fierce fight for business.
In 1986, he scored a spectacular success when he isolated the gene associated with retinoblastoma, a fierce form of eye cancer.
Our people have responded with courage and compassion, calm and reason, resolve and fierce determination.
These fierce and savage warriors actually consisted of Jutes, Friesians, Angles and Saxons.
Lismore were playing with fierce determination, however, and they stormed back into the game.
The weather took a turn for the worse as a fierce force 11 storm forced the convoy to disperse over a wide area.
However, I can already hear the thunder and lightning unleashing the fierce storm of the year.
Fighting raged in the capital on Sunday with forces meeting fierce resistance in their efforts to capture the city.
He had already gained a reputation as a fierce individualist who refused to work well with studios.
It's doubtful if either of the two gentlemen have the chops for such clownishness, although they both are reputed to have fierce tempers.
In touring with the likes of Oasis and The Charlatans, The Music have rapidly acquired a fierce live reputation.
The dream quickly turned into a nightmare as poor reliability on the track and fierce internal squabbling made the team a laughing stock.
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Goya's painting represents the most dramatic scene in which Don Juan arrives at Don Gonzalo's tomb in a fierce thunderstorm.
Although the broken window would still need to be replaced, the inner pane protects the building's interior from the fierce winds.
Ntontela who is known for his fierce fighting prowess chose to box instead of doing what he knows best.
A fierce fight then ensued while multitudes of tanks and helicopters came to reinforce their forces fighting against us.
Parish, borough and county councillor Alan Whittaker is a fierce opponent of a regional assembly.
Foreign journalists who left the city reported fierce fighting between Arabs and Kurds in Mosul.
The government's plan to reform the subsidy system is running into fierce opposition.
We headed back along Lake Cuber as cloud came wreathing among the mountain tops, bringing with it fierce rain.
Reid was very close to doubling the lead in the dying moments when he hit a fierce shot following a Whatmore knock down.
There, on a steeply sloping site, we saw animals ranging from fierce tigers and lions to some very cute red pandas.
During the conference, when I was in the hotel, the air conditioning was so fierce I had to wear my woollies to keep warm.
The government doesn't need to hold fast to its original plan in the face of such fierce opposition.
Even the engagement was an act of fierce rebellion and shunning of anachronistic traditions.
She sums up the fierce sense of loyalty many caravanners have to the East Coast, although she has travelled widely abroad.
Bad weather, skyrocketing fuel prices and fierce discount competition are reducing profit margins to razor-thin levels.
The ball spun for the Ecuadorean and he banged in a fierce shot which the goalkeeper could only palm away.
The assault landing thrusters begin to kick in, a loudly whine of complaint against too rapid a fall under fierce gravity.
Rather, I am a fierce advocate of basing American foreign policy on democratic principles.
I see the people of England united in a fierce detestation and defiance of the views and acts of Prussian Junkerism.
In either its narrow or comprehensive version, utilitarianism has both devoted adherents and fierce opponents.
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Sachio was strong, well-built man with fierce eyes and long hair tied back in a tight ponytail on top of his head.
Columnist for Vanity Fair and for brain-boggling US journal The Nation, Hitchens has a fierce reputation for intellectual and political acuity.
It is this submerged reef that causes fierce surges of current in the tide races in the area.
Their vegetation, mostly scrub pine, is noticeably weathered from the fierce storms that punish this area.
She literally froze in mid-run, her face still wearing a fierce expression.
Who were these fierce warriors who came from the countries that we call Denmark, Norway and Sweden today?
With her fierce red bob, black cloak and low-cut leopard-print dress, Baroness Emile d' Erlanger poses next to an uncaged wildcat.
Competition for the few males is now so fierce that dominant females actively push young, would-be mothers out of the picture.
Paolo Di Canio, meanwhile, gave no quarter, tackling ferociously, harrying opponents and delivering a fierce long-range drive just over the bar.
Although he has a quiet and humble demeanor, the two-time Volunteer captain has a fierce competitive streak and leads by example.
Medieval explorers, coming across the rhinoceros, described it as a fierce animal like a big horse with a single horn on its nose.
The organizers certainly appeared worried about plunging into the notoriously fierce world of London fashion and media.
David Frost was a man of boundless energy, fierce loyalty, disarming charm, and keen intelligence.
Not an inappropriate night for the Chief Witch to fall off his broomstick and perish in a fierce firefight.
At the same time, Zaretsky shows, Camus was an early and fierce critic of French policy towards the Algerian Arabs.
Throughout the fifties, in city after city, fluoridation became the subject of fierce debate.
Ibrahim is a short, fierce young woman in a bright headscarf and blue jeans, avidly texting on her Nokia.
She awoke one night with fierce abdominal cramping and rectal pain.
Not so long ago, the Chinatown bus industry was subject to fierce price wars.
In his playing days, he was quite sharp, he was a pretty fierce Captain, he played to win and there wasn't much quarter given to the opponent or indeed sometimes his own side.
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There will be fierce competition among the top seeds over two tough days of rallying to decide the outcome of this most prestigious of motorsport events.
This creates a fierce political competition between city and county governments and within county governments.
The local tribesmen allied with him put up fierce resistance.
Plans to demolish a student residence block and redevelop the site located in a conservation area have met fierce opposition from neighbouring Battersea residents.
Pryor, a second-generation senator, is holding off a fierce challenge from conservative idol Tom Cotton.
Magnificent sporting events, like the Super Bowl, bring out fierce loyalties and unusual modes of self-identification.
Three soldiers were killed as the coalition forces met fierce resistance.
I so loved the fierce bodily contact of football that I suppose my enthusiasm made up somewhat for my lack of size.
And it would incite fierce resistance from those who believe life begins at fertilization.
She had a very soft beauty to her, but she had a fierce light in her eyes.
Their bodies would be discovered more than a month after they died, after fierce fighting in the African nation subsided.
In the midst of that fierce winter, Anna fell ill, developing a nasty, lingering cough.
Everyone in the country lives under a fierce system of sexual apartheid.
At the end of the millennial reign, Satan will be loosed and a massive rebellion against the kingdom and a fierce assault against Christ and His saints will occur.
At the gramercy Theater, a woman dressed as Maude Lebowski looks fierce as Cover Me Badd, the musical opener, takes the stage.
The creases in his trousers are so fierce they look like crowbars are sewn into them.
The wild aurochs that roamed the old Eurasian continent was midway in size between a modern bull and an elephant, too big, strong and fierce to tame.
He said he could not, and the Allies, attacking on the western front and encountering fierce opposition, started to threaten sanctions, which Russia could not afford.
The sun is so fierce that objects seem to be silhouetted, not only in black or white, but in blue, red, brown, violet.
Playwright Edward Bond supplied sinewy dialogue, but nothing could compete with Roeg's startling images of fierce orange suns, lizards and insects, and savage terrain.
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I had expected Alaska to be miserably cold, with howling winds and fierce storms.
His tendresse for her has a fierce and unexpected sweetness.
Championship leader David Higgins will start the event as Jonny's main rival, as the Manxman looks to continue his fierce battle with the Team Dynamics backed outfit.
The bitter irony of the Allegro marcato evolved at a fierce tempo.
Johnston saw off fierce competition from hopefuls from all over the country, including scullers from Henley, Headington and other prestigious rowing clubs and schools.
He further remarked that Americans were fierce egalitarians who, despite differences of income and status, refused to bow and scrape before anybody.
Its most malign expression is meanness and luridness that, so mendaciously, pretends to be fierce truth holding up a mirror to meanness and luridness.
Brandy was mad now, her eyes had turned to narrow slits and her ears were laid back on her head, she represented a fierce tiger and Millie trembled again.
She growled, like a fierce tiger about to rip its pray to smithereens.
His Albrecht was impetuous and fierce tempered, clearly in love with Giselle, and his final scene was simple but deeply felt, and avoided extraneous melodramatics.
The soul of the samurai was judged for forty-nine days, and punished with a beating if his answers were not satisfactory to the ears of the fierce judge.
As a fierce penguin lover, I'm in a bit of a tizzy over this.
For all her fierce colouring, her face was serene and her voice soft.
As for the drummer, suffice it to say he took it to another level with a much bigger kit, flying around the tom-toms and engaging in fierce double-bass song finales.
Controversial plans to set up a mobile phone mast on top of a church tower are expected to be approved by councillors tomorrow despite fierce opposition.
North and South America, though at that time uninhabited by people, teemed with huge, unfamiliar, and fierce beasts.
Beneath his charming smile and humble personality is a fierce dedication to continually push himself beyond his boundaries, taking daring, challenging and diverse roles.
Its fierce determination in deconstructing the sexual politics that are so often taken for granted in this sort of film provide more thrills than the average Bond outing.
Those are giants, and if you are afraid, away with you out of here and betake yourself to prayer, while I engage them in fierce and unequal combat.
The ball broke to him on the right of the box and he birled round in one motion to score with a fierce low shot into the opposite corner of Poom's goal.
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There will be fierce resistance from congressional hawks as well as invested members of the military-industrial complex.
The moles were built to protect Lagos' valuable harbor from the fierce action of the waves and to prevent sand from entering the deeply dredged harbor on the ocean surge.
But there is a strong resolve to vote despite the risk, a fierce determination to vanquish the Vandals.
Just as he was coming in close, he blindsided him with a fierce punch.
But Lenny Kaye's guitar stretches effortlessly from post-funeral ballad to ecstatic, crazy fury, and Smith's performance is fierce and horribly unbeautiful.
The report met fierce resistance from many quarters and was quickly abandoned.
Journalist Garet Garrett was a fierce critic of the New Deal and has become something of an icon among those now known as paleoconservatives.
After a fierce but indecisive clash that left many ships on both sides damaged, Tourville disengaged.
That leaves room for legislators to fight over school vouchers, a controversial issue already stirring fierce debate.
Adolf Hitler had hoped to conquer the country in just one day, but his forces met unexpectedly fierce resistance.
The local people put up fierce resistance against the Normans for some time after the 1066 Conquest.
The island produced sheep, honey, resin and wax, and exported many slaves, not well considered because of their fierce and rebellious character.
Wrexham has a fierce rivalry with Chester, the clubs are just 10 miles apart, but are English and Welsh respectively.
He also describes the SDI researchers' fierce desire to discover the darkest secrets of the atom, regardless of the consequences.
Survivors left accounts of the fierce Celts and the huge dogs who fought with them and at their side.
The regiment took part in many fierce engagements throughout 1944, including those against the Gothic Line, a formidable defensive line.
Competition between the Old and New Banks was fierce and centred on the issue of banknotes.
Jonathan kept staring at him, till I was afraid he would notice. I feared he might take it ill, he looked so fierce and nasty.
The fierce way they tie their shoes, put on their sweatsuits, tie bandanas in their hair and then stride around the park dripping determination.
The Cornish pilot gig was designed and built to ferry harbour and river pilots to and from ships in fierce coastal waters.
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Violence by longshoremen against black men was especially fierce in the docks area.
In the face of fierce opposition from the overwhelming majority of the Lords, he indicated that he would consider use of the Parliament Act.
Especially fierce fighting took place at the Port Said's Customs House and Navy House.
The airfield was not captured until a month later as the area became the scene of fierce fighting.
Nasturtiums display fierce reds and oranges while canary creepers scatter yellow blooms with frills like sparks of light.
This has led to an explosion of minibuses and fierce competition for passengers among the operators.
The walls were eventually breached and there followed fierce fighting in the streets, in which 700 defenders were killed.
The rivalry is so fierce that matches between the two teams are one of only two sporting events to officially be given the title of The Derby.
The encounters against England were particularly fierce and a rivalry quickly developed.
Olivier's performance received strong praise from the critics for its fierce athleticism combined with an emotional vulnerability.
He was a fierce critic of the poverty and social stratification of Victorian society.
Germination patterns in naturally chilled and nonchilled seeds of fierce thornapple and velvetleaf.
A fierce pamphlet war also resulted, in which Paine was defended and assailed in dozens of works.
Instead, the Tripartite System came to be characterised by fierce competition for places at the prestigious grammar schools.
The picture we get of a pragmatic gradualist rather than a fierce logic chopper makes him a more human and understandable character.
We deep-fry them in a tempura batter which protects them from the fierce heat and gives a lovely crisp outer.
The Saxons were a fierce and powerful people and were often in conflict with the Vikings.
This attracted fierce opposition from road protesters opposing the Newbury Bypass and other schemes and it was cancelled shortly afterwards.
The two clubs contest the Steel City Derby, which is considered by many to be one of the most fierce football rivalries in English Football.
By 1964 he had deserted his previously socialist beliefs, going so far as to launch a fierce attack on the Labour candidate in Smethwick.
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Rivalry between the clubs is fierce and the fixture between the two is called the Second City derby.
Eva's own fierce intelligence, self-deprecating humour and wonderful quick wittedness are reflected in and will live on through her books.
The structure and theology of the church was a matter of fierce dispute for generations.
The Iceni were defeated by Ostorius in a fierce battle at a fortified place, but were allowed to retain their independence.
Months of fierce debate in both capital cities and throughout both kingdoms followed.
Although human remains and jewelry have been found in their stomachs, gavials are not as fierce as many alligators and crocodiles.
I learned that Velociraptor was a small, fierce dinosaur with a bad attitude.
The two brothers were in a fierce dispute over property in surrey.
This was not just a downing of fierce rivals for the home side, it was three precious points to go towards their quest to stay in the top flight.
From cute baby dinos to teeth gnashing predators, the zookeepers have got their work cut out containing all the fierce creatures in their crates.
Cucumber left for half a day, with red peppers and soy sauce and a tidge of sea salt comes through fierce and maritime as a Yangtse pirate.
MacAskill created the JCR post in 2011 but critics blame fierce judicial opposition for its lack of teeth.
The wind had kicked up something fierce and the entire bay had transformed from placidity to slapping waves.
I remembered how fierce it hurt and how it blistered. All that pain from just a skimp of flesh.
Competition can be fierce in North America with the northern harrier, with which the owl shares similar habitat and prey preferences.
The landlady looked at him de haut en bas, rather pitying, and at the same time, resenting his clear, fierce morality.
He was mainly responsible for getting a railway into Glasgow, over the fierce opposition of the canal proprietors.
Additionally the Brunner Mond Solvay plant which opened in 1874 at Winnington near Northwich provided fierce competition nationally.
In Manchester, Engels met Mary Burns, a fierce young working woman with radical opinions.
But the whole trouble arose from the fact that there was no fierce resolute Asquith to win this war or any other.
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The fierce wind drove a raindrift in at the open door, as two men, drenched from head to foot, but vested as Benedictine monks, entered.
The Constitution was ratified in 1788, after a fierce debate in the states over the nature of the proposed new government.
Jack figured if Mr. Rosen could detect a fierce look on his punim, he was giving away too much.
Clemenceau's inability to procure the Rhineland state led to fierce criticism of him in France and contributed to his subsequent fall from power.
The fierce solitary killers fed on antelopes, baboons and australopithecines.
The area remained dangerous for Spanish settlement because of the fierce opposition of the native peoples.
Europeans rarely entered the interior of Africa, due to fear of disease and moreover fierce African resistance.
In southern China, fierce debates about whether Buddhism should be allowed were held frequently by the royal court and nobles.
The progress of his small ships was hampered by the fierce winds and high seas he encountered, eventually forcing him to turn back to New Spain.
For no race, however savage, has ever practiced such fierce and unnatural cruelty as the natives of these parts.
All the heat of a decade of fierce Indian summers is stored in the pitch-black, polished walls of the corkscrew staircase.
Lipstick Killers Collection is a line is designed for the fierce and fearless woman, a risktaker, and hustler.
It engaged in fierce competition for control of its periphery with the nearby sultanate of Tidore.
Aden was a fortified city, but although he had scaling ladders they broke and after half a day of fierce battle Afonso was forced to retreat.
After a fierce fight during which the Sultan appeared with an army of war elephants, the defenders were dispersed and the Sultan fled.
Thigh-bursting dead lifts, fierce bench pressing and all-out stomach rolls.
But, from the start of next year, BT will begin to open up the local loop to the free market with fierce competition expected.
Genevieve drive, highlighted by fierce running by Gonzales, Elias tied the game with an 8-yard scoring run.
As protection against the fierce heat, he caused a ramada to be constructed over and around his tent, which he employed only for sleeping.
Abu Sa'id's territories had subsequently collapsed due to a fierce civil war between the Persians and Mongols.
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This was due to use of terrain, phalanx and cavalry tactics, bold strategy, and the fierce loyalty of his troops.
A fierce contest ensued with the Aspasioi in which Alexander was wounded in the shoulder by a dart, but eventually the Aspasioi lost.
Elcano participated in a fierce mutiny against Magellan before the convoy discovered the passage through South America, the Strait of Magellan.
He talked passionately on this subject, which showed his fierce German nationalism.
The most fierce resistance to Monomakhs posed Olegovichi when the izgoi Vsevolod II managed to become the Grand Prince of Kiev.
Caesar's forces launched a fierce counterattack, and soon put the Belgae to flight.
The Belgae attacked over the river, but were repulsed after a fierce battle.
During a fierce attack, some of the riflemen were injured when he immediately leapt into the sangars to man the weapons with his mates.
When Caedwalla died a few years later, wounds sustained in the fierce fighting at Wihtwara were reputedly responsible.
Puma SE and Adidas entered into a fierce and bitter business rivalry after the split.
In 1857, the Devon Constabulary tried to take over the Bradninch Borough Police but was met with fierce resistance from the borough authorities.
Fights between rival males are sometimes fierce and long, and may even be fatal.
So the Nightingale pressed closer against the thorn, and the thorn touched her heart, and a fierce pang of pain shot through her.
The Redwall series also has the Badger Lords, who rule the extinct volcano fortress of Salamandastron and are renowned as fierce warriors.
The hawk rested on a crag of the gorge and conned the terrain with a fierce and frowning eye.
One particularly fierce bunyip described by Smith was well known as a man-eater throughout south Australia.
Government forces, which controlled only small pockets of the center of Ramadi and some neighboring areas, attacked but lost more ground in a fierce IS counteroffensive.
Although Europeans were the market for slaves, Europeans rarely entered the interior of Africa, due to fear of disease and fierce African resistance.
The indigenous peoples' fierce resistance to conquest, combined with the absence of gold and silver, limited their settlement in the region during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The troops were landed on the island, and a fierce fight ensued.
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He arrived in Puerto Rico on June 15, 1598, but by November of that year Clifford and his men had fled the island due to fierce civilian resistance.
The history of Iberian peninsula is littered with numerous examples of the fierce resistance that native people of this area have put up against invading armies.
Fan loyalty was fierce and at times erupted into sports riots.
The pro-government forces stormed the ISIL defense line near Shamer village and Talet al-Shawaya and killed or wounded scores of them in fierce clashes, the sources said.
The words came with a fierce hissing indrawing of the speaker's breath.
The fierce struggle they waged here not only helped decide the outcome of American Civil War, it also shaped the fate of a nation, and destiny of generations yet unborn.
The closure was in the face of fierce opposition from the Ambleside students, the townspeople, and support pledged from Tim Farron, MP for the campus and its students.
He became a fierce advocate of Welsh nationalism, although he never supported Plaid Cymru, because he believed they did not go far enough in their opposition to England.
And forward spurred his mounture fierce withal, Within his arms longing his foe to strain, Upon whose helm the heavy blow did fall, And bent well-nigh the metal to his brain.
After a night of fierce fighting, all objectives were secured.
The islanders found fierce pleasure in these acts of cruelty.
Usually next to an octogenarian holding up a fierce corselette.
The next day, another brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division attacked into downtown Baghdad and occupied one of the palaces of Saddam Hussein in fierce fighting.
Local tribes put up fierce resistance to the Spanish forces.
Upon entering downtown Port Said, the Marines became engaged in fierce urban combat as the Egyptians used the Casino Palace Hotel and other strongpoints as fortresses.
The Cougar has entirely disappeared, or is very rarely met with. This animal was about the size of the wolf, of a gray color, strong, active, fierce and untameable.
The twisted trees and high tossed driftwood hinted that Skedans could be as thoroughly fierce as she was calm. She was downright about everything.
By the end of the year, large new armies had turned back foreign invaders, and the Reign of Terror, a fierce policy of repression, had suppressed internal revolts.
The small numbers of Uruguay's indigenous peoples and their fierce resistance to proselytism reduced the influence of the ecclesiastical authorities.
Further east of the Fezzan with its trade route through the valley of Kaouar to Lake Chad, Libya was impassable due to its lack of oases and fierce sandstorms.

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