Sentences with phrase «years battling for»

Chronic ear infections (chronic otitis) are also common, and many a pet owner has spent years battling them for the sake of his or her friend.

I have had 40 or 50 years battling for my rights as a human in this society.

A German court has acquitted the former CEO and CFO of sports car maker Porsche of manipulating the company's share price during its takeover battle with Volkswagen 0.09 %, dealing a serious blow to a seven - year battle for compensation by U.S. hedge funds.

In February, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick admitted the ride - hailing app is losing some $ 1 billion a year battling for market share in a fiercely competitive Chinese marketplace.

Wild Card - Like many other years the battle for the wild card is between New York and Boston.

In part one, I covered last season's top three teams in this years battle for the Champions League spots; so now it's time to look at the other contenders.

Not exact matches

Despite Hefner winning a nearly two - year battle with the U.S. Post Office to secure second - class mailing privileges for Playboy magazine, the publication was still reviled in many quarters of pre-sexual-revolution America, and cautious investors wanted nothing to do with the project.

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.

His efforts come after a year of distractions for the company as the Redstones battled to maintain control, resulting in the departure of former CEO Philippe Dauman.

This year's show saw the battle heat up between Google and Amazon for smart - assistant domination, the rise of cute robots, and the most innovative TVs we've ever seen.

Airlines have battled these companies for years over costs.

After a seven - year legal battle, European authorities came down hard on Google on Tuesday for taking advantage of its dominance in online searches to direct customers to its own businesses, fining the tech giant a record 2.42 billion euros ($ 2.72 billion) and raising the prospect of more.

The battle is likely to continue for years.

While the renewable industry has gained momentum in recent years, «the battle certainly got tougher» with the election of Trump, said Dan Kammen, an energy expert at the University of California, Berkeley and science envoy for the U.S. State Department.

The Barnes & Noble versus Amazon battle has been going on for years.

Despite the battling numbers, all indications are that the economy is steadily improving and that you should plan for a good year ahead, experts say, barring something totally unforeseen.

Hitachi is also betting on the acquisition to ready it for battles with formidable Chinese rivals such as the $ 130 - billion behemoth CRRC Corp that was created earlier this year from the merger of mainland state - owned train manufacturers CSR and CNR.

The CBC story rightly points out that, 20 years ago, a young Canadian woman named Gwen Jacobs fought and won a legal battle for the right to go topless — entirely topless — in public.

As the traders battle for the best portfolio of the year, FMHR trader Jim Lebenthal takes risk off the table, and Stephanie Link, TIAA Global Asset Management, is focusing on quality.

In his new strategy for the 16 - year Afghan war, Trump singled out Pakistan for harboring Taliban leaders and other militants that are battling American troops in Afghanistan.

This year was no exception, as we've seen the Cavaliers bring back most of their title - contender roster, the Spurs shock everyone by landing LaMarcus Aldridge, and the Clippers and Mavericks battle it out for DeAndre Jordan.

The discount retailer, locked in a fierce battle with Amazon.com (amzn) to shorten the time it takes to get customers» packages to their homes, last week acquired Parcel for an undisclosed amount «smaller than previous acquisitions» Walmart has made this year (which include Bonobos, Moosejaw, and Modcloth), the company said in a blog.

The South West may be the scene of a political and environmental battle over bauxite mining not seen for 30 years.

Sanders came from semi-obscurity in the Senate to give Clinton a serious run for her money in the battle for the Democratic nomination this year.

Dotcom spent most of the year battling extradition efforts to the United States, where he could serve 20 years in prison for running his Megaupload service, but so far, he's managed to beat — or least stave off — the rap.

The sudden proliferation of wireless computing technology in recent years has opened a new front in the struggle for work - life balance, a battle many managers and employees feel they are losing.

BRUSSELS, May 2 - The European Commission met on Wednesday to agree proposals for a bigger new multi-year budget that will trigger battles among member states over how to fill the funding gap left by Britain's exit next year.

Amazon's $ 13.7 billion deal for Whole Foods Markets came together swiftly after the upscale grocer battled activist shareholders over its future earlier this year.

Culiacán (Mexico)(AFP)- Amid a bloody dispute between rival drug gangs battling for control, the Mexican state of Sinaloa has just seen its deadliest weekend in years with at least 30 people killed.

Over the last few years, there has been an increasingly competitive battle for people's attention, and there is more noise than ever as brands clamor for the all - important commodity of attention.

Exclusive: For the first time, the woman who famously shined a light on gender discrimination nearly 25 years ago weighs in on the Pao - Kleiner Perkins court battle.

After seeing friends and family battle cancer, Nat Turner and Zach Weinberg decided to sell their advertising tech startup to Google for $ 81 million and use the proceeds to launch Flatiron Health about two years ago.

While the rise and fall of opportunist Pilbara iron ore aspirant Cazaly Resources Ltd has won and lost sharemarket punters millions of dollars, its battle for the Shovelanna deposit is destined for the courts for months, possibly years.

A battle for control of smuggling routes drove killings up for a roughly year - long period between 2014 and 2015, as Ismael «El Mayo» Zambada, Guzman's partner at the top of the cartel, fought with forces led by Damaso Lopez Serrano, the son of Guzman's former right - hand man.

If Trump's frequent, occasionally personal critiques of opponents during the campaign disturbed some reporters, the first days of his presidency were an equally ominous sign that the press would face years of opposition from a president who seems eager to battle for every factual inch.

The idyllic Pacific coast town of Acapulco in Mexico's Guerrero state once welcomed Hollywood stars and honeymooners, but the city has suffered a wave of bloody violence in recent years, as cartels and criminal groups battle for control.

I've been battling in the trenches of the NYC startup world for years.

«The current legislation is just the latest battle in what has been a long series of events for the past 150 years,» says Leslie Lenkowsky, professor of practice in public affairs and philanthropy, at Indiana University, in Bloomington.

Example: Army veteran Jose Rodela received the Medal of Honor earlier this year for his valor during an 18 - hour battle in Vietnam in September 1969.

Motor Trend didn't name it Car of the Year for 2017 for nothing, and it's certainly a front - runner for Business Insider's Car of the Year award for this year (we'll be making our pick in December, so the battle is already set, possibly, between the Model 3 and the Bolt — stay tunYear for 2017 for nothing, and it's certainly a front - runner for Business Insider's Car of the Year award for this year (we'll be making our pick in December, so the battle is already set, possibly, between the Model 3 and the Bolt — stay tunYear award for this year (we'll be making our pick in December, so the battle is already set, possibly, between the Model 3 and the Bolt — stay tunyear (we'll be making our pick in December, so the battle is already set, possibly, between the Model 3 and the Bolt — stay tuned).

Reddit and its Redditor users have been battling them for years.

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But unlike other Russian oligarchs, Khodorkovsky now enjoys an exceptional moral authority for surviving years in Russia's dismal penal system and waging legal battles in a corrupt and troubled justice system.

Redstone's battle with the IRS would drag on for more than two and a half years, culminating in days of sworn testimony in Boston and Los Angeles.

The impact of the new tax law is expected to be a major campaign issue this year, as Republicans battle Democrats for control of the House and Senate in the November election.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce unveiled a plan earlier this month to raise the gas tax by 25 cents — five cents a year for five years — a move the group acknowledged would be an uphill battle.

Clearly it's the campaigns that make the best use of it — and for years, that battle has gone to Democrats.

But just months after Peltz's lost his proxy battle, he indicated that he would soon launch another one for the following year.

Billed as the Trump administration's new strategy on Syria, the announcement will prolong the risks and redefine the mission for the U.S. military, which has for years sought to define its operations in Syria along more narrow lines of battling Islamic State and has about 2,000 U.S. ground forces in the country.

With no obvious successor to Lauer in tow, and considering the up - and - down year for Today, NBC undoubtedly want to lock its longtime co-host in for another two - year stretch, especially considering the show's fierce ratings battle with rival ABC's Good Morning America.