skirmish

Before that, of course, we fought a few skirmishes. We never let pass a chance of winning a victory; We did everything we should have done.

In 778 Charlemagne invaded Spain, trying to take advantage of skirmishes between the Muslim rulers, but was repulsed at Saragossa.

"The skirmishes that are going on are in part related to trying to establish credibility for the son, " Panetta said.

Skirmishes between residents and local councils are already erupting up and down the coast over erosion by the sea.

A high shelf turned out to be a narrow bed, a source of unending delight to my sons, who replayed childhood skirmishes about the top bunk.

Even then, security is still dicey around the edges of the district, where skirmishes frequently erupt.

Cambodia's prime minister said that skirmishes with Thailand around a disputed site on their border had escalated into "a real war" .

And with the growing border skirmishes, and articles which proposes to break India in to 30 pieces, things become much more complicated.

Few expect China to try to annex Tawang by force, but military skirmishes are a real danger, analysts say.

Of little significance by themselves, skirmishes like this one can herald inflection points in long-term trends.

And the similarities between the way that the army had to fight then too, dealing with the local population and all the small skirmishes.

All the rest was nothing but skirmishes.

It seems content to keep the protesters penned in their villages and to let the daily skirmishes continue.

After some recent skirmishes, General Alexander became aware of her apparent lack of cheap and easily available AA.

Fierce skirmishes between government and rebel forces have continued around the oil-refining town of Brega.

Fianna are close to their Kinfolk and fiercely protective, a fact that has led to no few skirmishes.

Just while the Qin Dynasty severely skirmishes, a private shadow in a twinkling blocks in the Ma door and the heart in Qin Dynasty.

Skirmishes are likely , but open warfare, if it comes, will have to wait while the economy is fixed . Quentin Peel.

But with calmness and cool heads, the early signs are that the skirmishes can be contained.

Unfortunately, there is usually no left in these skirmishes to award points.

Although there exists a nonaggression pact between the Horde and the Alliance, skirmishes between the two factions are not uncommon.

A topic of choice is the Opium Wars, those 19th-century skirmishes on the far-eastern fringe of the British empire.

For now, these skirmishes fall far short of a real currency war.

This area is peaceful except for a few skirmishes in the distance.

Within the past two months, there have been several border skirmishes between their armies with some casualties reported on either side.

The Philippines has been involved in a number of minor skirmishes in the area with Chinese, Vietnamese, and Malaysian forces.

To that end we play our part by preventing any escalation of the present skirmishes that are occurring.

The pattern of these skirmishes, both naval and verbal, indicated that both sides have some pretty heavy plans for the South Pacific.

The ruling has handed Beijing a propaganda victory in a continuing series of trade skirmishes with Washington.

By using skirmishes, battlefields and scenarios you generate, as a player, what we call "Victory Points" for your realm.

Skirmishes offer endless action in repeatable, randomized instances for up to 12 players.

We may have lost a few skirmishes, my lords. But we shall win this war!

We've seen two burst bubbles, two recessions, two major wars (many more minor skirmishes), lower employment, and higher income inequality.

So whilst a "currency war" was always unlikely "skirmishes" will continue.

Such news as trickled in from other cities, notably Suez and Ismailiya, suggested that even fiercer skirmishes were taking place there.

North and South Korea have fought three bloody skirmishes near the maritime border in recent years, most recently in November 2009.

As a harbinger of future skirmishes, Brazil recently slapped tariffs on imported cars.

Police , including mounted and dog units, managed to diffuse the situation but smaller skirmishes are continuing .

Eyewitnesses reported sporadic skirmishes, with police using tear gas and making some arrests, but there were no major clashes.

Early skirmishes are beginning as Japan and Switzerland try to weaken their exchange rates.

The post-match atmosphere last May was worsened by fan misbehaviour and verbal skirmishes which reached even boardroom level.

Foreign officials and analysts say the skirmishes this year have great potential to devolve into military conflict.

Spreads between Chinese offshore bonds and the wider high-yield market have not shifted noticeably since these skirmishes began.

In 1988, China's Navy destroyed Vietnamese battleships in skirmishes over the Spratly archipelago.

The Wright brothers' legal skirmishes were put to rest only by the outbreak of the first world war.

Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War.

The KIO's armed wing recently engaged in skirmishes with government forces, despite a notional ceasefire.

Besides the border skirmishes, other incidents also have proven provocative.

Inside Bear Stearns, though, skirmishes about its mortgage holdings at times grew heated.

There is an uneasy stand-off in Iran after a deadly weekend of clashes, and skirmishes on Monday between police and protestors.

The opening skirmishes have been much common to the pound already.

Skirmishes were already underway between Soviet and Chinese forces on the Ussuri River.

All these battles were mere skirmishes as compared to the great campaign that Johnson waged for the three-cent fare.

The Egyptian health ministry has reported that more than 186 people were injured in skirmishes in cities across Egypt.

And so, the skirmishes that took place near the Egyptian-Israeli border [are] serving both sides politically in the domestic field.

Navies of the two Koreas fought deadly skirmishes along the western sea border in 1999 and 2002.

Already China is embroiled in skirmishes and politicking on new frontiers.

Rioting erupted in Sunni areas, along with sectarian skirmishes that claimed ten lives.

Caesar knew that though the tribes had always fought each other via occasional skirmishes, he considered them to only be "playing at war" .

First, both countries have engaged in naval skirmishes in the South China Sea before.

After centuries of constant skirmishes, a trend becomes clear.

In some instances, the skirmishes in Dalston turned violent.

The Chinese fund has been buying minority stakes in hopes of avoiding political skirmishes and avoiding the need to deploy managers.

Its objections intensified in the 1990s and led to two deadly skirmishes in the area in 1999 and 2002.

Now Alfred began a long series of skirmishes.

Now Alfred began a series of skirmishes.

nightpatrols sent out to engage the enemy in a series of small skirmishes