Sentences with phrase «battles are against»

The battles are against the monster teams of higher and higher ranked other players.

Splatoon 2's strongest battles are against its colourful bosses, which often throw out a handful of environmental obstacles that require you to time your assault perfectly.

Most of his battles were against Mecca.

The last battle was against the Boers, the Afrikaner settlers whom they defeated and kept down for generations with their inimitable class system.

Hugh Howey's battle was against publishers and bookshops, not against authors.

The campaigns first boss battle is against Slimer who is attempting to move to four different slime pits around the board, moving one square after each Ghostbuster's turn and becoming harder to trap with each pit he successfully arrives at, with the fourth pit signalling defeat.

The final battle is against the Saturn, which litters the screen with bullets.

Thirsty, hungry and completely alone, your very first battle is against the harsh terrain.

- each one costs fight money, the in - game currency earned solely from playing, and the first battle is against secret arcade boss Shin Akuma.

Not exact matches

Although we already have a full buying guide to the best smart speakers, we thought it'd be fun and helpful to pit the Google Home and the Amazon Echo against each other in a battle royale for the title of best smart home speaker.

Google Inc. (GOOG) is shaking up its news service in Europe, in a move that may help beleaguered publishers, bolster its position vis - a-vis Facebook Inc. (FB)-- and gain the company some allies in its battle against European Union antitrust charges.

ISIS is currently locked in battle against an array of forces for control of Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq and the largest city under the militant group's control.

Flight is basically a battle against Earth's gravity, and your greatest ally is the air.

If you're an entrepreneur, you're never going to win a benefits battle against Google or Facebook.

In addition to the battle for control, which has pitted Dauman against 93 - year - old controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone and his daughter Shari, the company said that advertising sales have been weak, and they are expected to be down by 4 % for the quarter.

Delta's other trade victory came on Friday, when, in a surprise decision, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled against Boeing in a bitter trade battle in which the Chicago - based company said its business was harmed by trade practices of its Canadian rival Bombardier.

«I'm fighting a battle against a horrible group of deep - seated people — drain the swamp — that are coming up with all sorts of phony charges against me and they're not bringing up real charges against the other side,» the president said.

Cook battled furiously against that narrative, pointing out that about 500 million simple feature phones were sold last year.

The stock market's multi-day sell - off two weeks ago reignited Jim Cramer's battle against the risky, volatility - related exchange - traded products that were responsible for the brutal decline.

In a market research battle of the brands study last year, the allure of bacon was put up against the popularity of Angelina Jolie.

As the battle for talent continues to heat up, startups and small businesses are competing for quality employees against big corporations that have serious advantages working in their favor.

Acknowledging these concerns, Kuroda told lawmakers that while the BOJ is not out to weaken the yen specifically, it can be a side - effect if the central bank steps up its battle against deflation.

The battle against excessive currency strength, however, is not going well.

Later chapters offer a detailed peek into how the Canadian media sausage is made, detailing the challenges of offsetting public funding with ad sales, the overwhelming importance of NHL hockey to the CBC's operating budget, Ceeb - style office politics and the uphill battle against the private channels of Corus, Rogers and Bell.

Of course, Ackman has waged a very public battle, teaming with Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), to buy Allergan, resulting in Allergan filing a lawsuit against the hostile bidders and, now, the SEC is reportedly investigating the legality of the Ackman - Valeant bid.

On the other, a lawsuit against a customer can be viewed as a David vs. Goliath battle, with the customer in the role of underdog.

David Meister is planning to step down as head of CFTC enforcement, even as big battles against financial titans have yet to play out.

«The government is too busy fighting against terrorism and the Taliban and is losing the battle against drugs,» he said in October, «but everything is interconnected.»

Citron, Kickstart readers will remember, is the firm that waged a long battle against Herbalife (which it called a «ponzi scheme») and made a fortune betting against Valeant Pharmaceuticals, of whose management and accounting practices it was an early (and very loud) critic.

So, memo to Neil Young: when you attempt to bring the world a better quality of media experience, know that you're battling against more than a century of business experience that shows the best - quality formats seldom, if ever, win out in the mass market.

Donald Trump said he was taking the gloves off in his battle against Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House.

But HP is also deciding against getting involved in the fierce battle for the quickly growing markets of smartphones and tablets, and that too is smart.

While the sale was a struggle — Skype's founders launched a legal battle against eBay that put the deal in peril — the real work for the new owners is just beginning.

But with traffic plummeting, MySpace's owner News Corp. is in a last - chance battle to keep it in the game against newer rivals.

In 1754, Washington engaged in a 15 - minute battle against the French, in which the opposing commander was allegedly killed in cold blood.

Despite Schmidt's enthusiasm, Motorola is fighting an uphill battle against Samsung and Apple.

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he was taking the gloves off in his battle against Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House after taking a scorching from speakers at the Democratic National Convention.

Wonder Woman's greatest battles weren't waged against villains like Dr. Psycho or Professor Manly.

The internationally renowned South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, whose music was an integral part of the soundtrack to the struggle against Apartheid, has passed away at the age of 78 following a battle against prostate cancer.

The pain that this start up is aiming to solve is the one that many of us have experienced, the terrible process of going to an apartment viewing only to battle against 100 other applicants.

BlackBerry has been fighting a losing battle for market share against its touchscreen competitors, which include Apple Inc. and phones on the Android operating system.

The latter said its apology was «being written under duress because I don't have enough money to fight a legal battle against the Trump machine.»

Despite facing off against those bigger competitors, Roku has been steadily winning the battle for your living room.

You're in a battle to the death against Apple and Samsung....

This time, he's pitted venture capitalists (the «sharks») against entrepreneurs (let's call them the «chum»), in a battle to get business funding.

Across the country, the ongoing battle against wi - fi hogs is pushing some business owners to reimagine their spaces in ways that may end up being less comfortable for some, or at least less conducive to laptop loitering.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opted against wading too far into the tariff battle during a speech Friday, though he acknowledged that it's a concern for business.

They're also full of antioxidants, to battle against free radicals, which have been found to increase the risk of cancer.

But usually what you end up with instead is a never - ending, time - sucking battle against the natural tendency of spaces of all kinds to descend into clutter and chaos.

«If we're going to make any sort of progress on winning this global war against Jihadism, we've got to focus on the ideology and win the battle of ideas, not just have a look at their propaganda tools and their frontmen and their symbols.»