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A woman from the US state of Montana has fought off a 200lb (91kg) black bear with a courgette from her garden.

Lincoln fought off death for nine hours - hardly within the ability of a man with a pre-existing condition.

He fought off the Rebels on his own after the remnants of the Imperial fleet fled under Captain Gilad Pellaeon.

The new GTI fought off tough competition to come out on top as Car of the Year.

With the help of his gun and a bonfire, the hunter fought off two hungry tigers.

Agents from the FBI are now thought to be on board the Alabama, learning how the crew of 20 Americans fought off a pirate attack last week.

Dreams increasingly become more violent and frequently involve episodes in which an attacker must be fought off.

After a stubborn resistance the enemy was fought off at last.

The site fought off a similar attack two weeks ago, he said.

This view has migrated to the comic, as in the movie Men in Black, where a giant bug is fought off by good aliens and mankind as a team.

We fought off the effects of this natural calamity and wrested a good harvest.

It might sound improbable, but one real life farmer in Hubei province fought off workers with a homemade cannon.

The woman fought off the attacker with her pen.

He turned to music and his faith to get him through 48 torturous hours as Hayden fought off the virus that can be fatal in infants.

Continental fought off Pirelli and they went their separate ways. Both have had a bumpy ride.

In 2005-06 Endesa fought off the Spanish government's clumsy attempt to merge it with Gas Natural.

There is not much in the way of refrigeration except for the snow banks , and then the dogs must be fought off.

Asian governments fought off unemployment by creating incentive schemes to promote investment and employment.

Clinton insisted she would be the stronger Democratic nominee against McCain because she has fought off Republican attacks in the past.

Real-estate agents say Abercrombie fought off tough competition from several parties to secure the lease.

One thing's for sure, the winners will have fought off insanely tough competition to gain recognition.

Their immune systems also produced more cells that fought off illness-causing bacteria and viruses.

Every step of the way, he fought off opposition, and debated, often publicly, the shape and pace of the reforms.

In the final game of the match Berankis fought off four match points before Melzer finally closed out the match.

Mr. Sheridan fought off laughter and soberly told her that he didn't think it was a good idea.

He fought off the cold by wearing warmer clothes.

We had fought off the others, so perhaps we could dodge this one, too.

Mr. Ma fought off larger rivals like eBay and Yahoo Inc. ; now he muses aloud about buying Yahoo.

All the heavy bombing attacks were fought off with heavy loss.

He fought off the cold by taking aspirin.

The Montana couple who fought off a bear.

He fought off three men who attacked him.

He fought off a cold by taking aspirin.

it was our great leader who fought off the japanese

I fought off giant bears and I killed them too

all the bombing attacks were fought off with heavy loss

Believe in the young who fought off death

The Chickens that Fought Off a Tiger