Example sentences of "in [art] battle for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bacilli were far more deadly than bullets in the battle for imperial survival . |
| 2 | And , in the battle for sporting hearts and minds , Irish rugby simply can not afford that unhappy situation . |
| 3 | But if so , how do you account for the fact that the forwards were yet again beaten in the battle for primary possession . |
| 4 | Sunderland could virtually clinch safety at Brighton on Saturday , but Middlesbrough could face final-day drama at Wolves after losing the initiative to Leicester City in the battle for second spot . |
| 5 | Congress refused to repeal the Taft-Hartley Act or to pass bills advocating health insurance , Federal aid to education , and fair employment practices ( the last a central measure in the battle for civil rights ) . |
| 6 | MIDDLESBROUGH face a final day of high drama in the battle for Premier League status . |
| 7 | It is not surprising then that the earliest women to enter politics did so as ‘ surrogate ’ males , to stand in for husbands or fathers ( see the case of Nancy , Lady Astor ) or that no ‘ monstrous regiment ’ of women was waiting to overwhelm men in the battle for parliamentary seats . |
| 8 | In the battle for Olympic selection at under-72kg , Croydon 's Josie Horton won a silver while Jane Morris from Kent took a bronze and Nick Kokotaylo , 38 , beat Ray Stevens for a bronze at under-95kg . |
| 9 | In the Jon Hollingworth Inter-Departmental cup finals at Hammersmith , ITD took on Environmental in a battle for this year 's honours . |