Sentences with phrase «year battle against»

Christopher Joseph, a disabled Iraqi war veteran has won his 12 year battle against US Bank this past week.

On 26 May 2017 The Supreme Court refused Patersons of Greenoakhill permission to appeal in a test case pursued on behalf of the entire United Kingdom landfill sector, thus bringing to an end a 5 year battle against HMRC in which Patersons were defeated in the First - tier Tax Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal and the Court -LSB-...]

Kinder Morgan's suit came after a two - and - a-half year battle against its plan to «twin» a 60 - year - old pipeline not designed for, but now carrying, tar sands diluted bitumen through Burnaby to a supertanker marine terminal on the municipality's northern border.

Charles Bale, husband of Pamela Bale for 3 years, passed away in October, 2012 after a valiant two - year battle against leukemia.

To once and for all end the 60 year battle against a term that has matured into a pure marking tool, to take jobs and taxable income away from hard working Americans.

After serving as a renowned social activist in South Africa, Mikaela's mother Lente - Louise Louw, fought a 15 year battle against a stage - 4 ovarian cancer.

Crusading Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara's six - year battle against Wall Street got derailed on Monday when the Supreme Court refused to hear the government's appeal of a key insider - trading case...

Dancap might have made $ 10 million during its five - year battle against the Mirvish musical theatre empire — but it lost $ 40 million in the process, leading to Dan's exit, both stage left and stage right this fall.

Oracle has won the latest round of its eight - year battle against Google over the latter's Android platform.

Terry O'Brien has just bowed out after 16 years battling against the powerful duo of Woolworths and Coles in other supermarket aisles close to the soft drinks and bottled water displays.

Not exact matches

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.

The 87 - year - old billionaire continues to battle a civil suit brought against him alleging sexual assault.

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

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

Rick George, who helped pioneer Canada's oil - sands industry during two decades at the helm of Suncor Energy Inc., died on Tuesday after a year - and - a-half battle against acute myeloid leukemia.

The battle began after Depp launched a $ 25 million lawsuit earlier this year against TMG, claiming «gross mismanagement» of his affairs.

Since early in the six - year - old Syria war, Hezbollah's energies have been focused on propping up President Bashar al - Assad in alliance with Iran and Russia, throwing thousands of its fighters into battle against Syrian rebels.

With more than 250,000 drug - and alcohol - related deaths a year nationwide, our society's battle against substance abuse is far from over.

A truck driver for nine years, traveling mainly through the Midwest, Gary believes the trucking industry, and, in particular, drivers, are on the front lines of the battle against human trafficking, and «the more troops we use, the greater our success.»

As the last witness for the defense in the Justice Department's legal battle against AT&T's $ 85.4 billion deal to buy Time Warner, Mr. Stephenson portrayed the 140 - year - old phone giant as being in an existential crisis and in need of the deal with Time Warner to compete against tech companies.

If her government had spent the last three years negotiating on aboriginal title with First Nations — rather than spending millions of taxpayers» dollars fighting a losing battle against the Tsilhqot» in — there would today be more opportunity and benefits for First Nations and greater certainty for investors and workers on where and how LNG related pipelines and plants will proceed.

It was not exactly a surprise — I was going up against a 10 - year incumbent and I only put a couple of months and a relatively small amount of money into the battle — but it is disappointing just the same.

Wapner's new book, «When the Wolves Bite: Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle,» chronicles Ackman's five - year - long battle against another iconic activist investor, Carl Battle,» chronicles Ackman's five - year - long battle against another iconic activist investor, Carl battle against another iconic activist investor, Carl Icahn.

Despite the optimistic tone of its Q1 production and delivery report, Tesla has continued its battle against critics, many of whom are predicting that the company would be unable to meet its production goals for the Model 3 and that it would need to raise more capital this year.

Eleven years later, those murderers still haven't won their battle against what America is.

In fairness, Swift had a role in the year's still - growing tide against sexual misconduct, speaking candidly about and winning the subsequent court battle against Colorado DJ David Mueller, who assaulted her in 2013.

CNN: Atheists continue battle against World Trade Center cross at memorial Eleven years after the World Trade Center attack, the billion dollar memorial and museum dedicated to the victims of 9/11 is just half that — a memorial without an operating museum.

But papers like the American National Catholic Reporter (which has been on the warpath against Fr Degollado for years) have undoubtedly seen this not simply as a vindication of their stance in that particular battle, but as a victory in their general campaign against the way authority is exercised in the Church, and in particular against Pope John Paul II and his legacy.

All the more misplaced... are the efforts by some supposedly Jewish organizations to arouse, through their battles against Christmas symbols in public places, the ill will and resentment of Christians» at the very time when the Christian religion, more than at other times of the year, inspires its followers with irenic and philanthropic sentiments.»

Guttmacher's analysis comes as Time magazine reports in its cover story this week that pro-life supporters have been winning the battle against abortion since the United States Supreme Court handed down its Roe v. Wade ruling 40 years ago.

The Condor Years is a cautionary tale that urges us to think more carefully about the current battle against terrorism.

He is instead «the Lord God of Hosts,» as Mother Abagail, his prophet in The Stand, might put it, intervening directly in the lives of his people and demanding that they conform those lives to his will — whether it's the chosen few who survive The Stand's superflu and end up shepherded west to Boulder, Colorado, to form a new Israel set against the Babylon of Las Vegas; or the motley heroes of Desperation, King's finest 1990s novel, who coalesce around a «God - bombed» eleven - year - old to battle a demon called Tak, accidentally let loose in the Nevada desert.

In 1993, it won a 22 - year court battle against a federal regulation formally called the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1937, or «prorate» in layman's terms.

In Last year's Playoffs, Defending Champs Team Lalez won in Week 3 of the Playoffs against Team Maione, but Team Maione battled back to get to the Championship nonetheless..

Worked out well that these two squads were alphabetically next to each other so we can address both here in a succinct way — Team Holzman has two wins this year, both against Team Apuli, and Team Shamberg is winless; one of those trends ends on Sunday Night as these two will do battle.

SEE MORE: Arsenal transfer news Arsenal Star Reveals He's Looking Forward To Cup Clash Against Man United Arsenal Boss Picks Battle Of Old Trafford In Invincible Year As His Most Memorable Moment Of Manchester United Rivalry

Well it might not have been pretty or anything like the most fluent and creative Arsenal performance of recent years, but did we really expect anyhting other than a battle against the Chelsea side managed by Jose Mourinho?

Wenger watched on as Wanyama won the midfield battle against the aforementioned Flamini and bit - part player Frances Coquelin on New Year's Day and may deem his chances of luring the Kenyan international as superior to his ongoing pursuit of Schneiderlin.

Blackpool is set to be a tough challenge for the highly rated 19 year - old, who joined Chelsea from SPL giants Celtic in 2011, with former Birmingham City manager Lee Clark facing a losing battle when it comes to trying to keep the Seasiders in the second tier after a chaotic season that has been overshadowed by fan protests against the club's ownership.

With the likes of Emre Can and Jordan Henderson lining up against them, Mourinho will have to find a way to win the midfield battle and get a foothold in the game, while also offering protection to his backline given the form of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino this year.

who knows whether a disgruntled Sanchez plus an untested lacazette will produce a better attack than last year and while I have hopes for kolasinac its already clear there will be teething issues with him... but the point is we are not fighting last year's battles we are in this year's EPL against teams that have strengthened over the summer and it was wingers job to bring real quality to two key areas where we have clearly fallen behind in midfield and central defence..

It may have been the underlying performance of the VJM10, but it felt like the Force India driver took the limelight in many races last year as they always seemed to pressure others, move forward and often battled against each other.

The 31 - year - old, who has battled a gambling problem for most of his adult life, may make his Alloa debut against Rangers this evening.

The Pirates are going to miss Marte in the lineup, given he hit.292 /.349 /.448 for a 119 OPS + over the last four years and already had an uphill battle planned against the Cubs and Cardinals even with Marte around for the entire year.

SEE MORE: Arsenal weighing up move for 19 - year - old wonder - kid, Gunners to do battle with Dortmund for starlet Barcelona and Bayern Munich set to go head to head for Confederations Cup winner (Watch) Manchester United fans are drooling over Lingard's assist for Rashford's goal against Burton

Jurgen Klopp has his four eyes set on one of Europe's top midfield talents, 19 - year - old Riechedly Bazoer, and is willing to take Liverpool to battle against Arsenal to secure the young stud's signature.

It's that time of year again when Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo battle against each other under the pretence of it being anything other than a two - horse race for the end of season awards.

Rayo Vallecano have not been able to consolidate on their promising season from last year and are set to be embroiled in a battle against the drop during the current campaign.

Crucially as well, in 23 - year - old compatriot striker Luka Djordevic, on loan from Zenit, they have a goalscorer in their ranks, which is priceless to a small club battling against the drop.

Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said: «European football continues to flourish financially, with almost half a billion Euro of revenue growth for the top 20 Money League clubs... United's ability to retain first position is all the more impressive against the backdrop of the weakened Pound against the Euro, and with both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona forecasting further revenue growth in 2017/18, the battle at the top will likely come down to on - pitch performance again next year.