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There was a wrangle about the trousseau too; she had nothing, almost literally, but she did not want to have anything.

People will continue to wrangle over relations between the state and religion in the Arab world, just as they did for centuries in Europe.

He soon became intolerant of dissent and began to wrangle with opponents who suspected he had always wanted to run in next year's election.

Somehow, Mulberry managed to wrangle that color and put it on a handbag, and for that, I salute them.

file specifies, and I actually quite like the way they've done their typography, aside from percentage based sizing being a bear to wrangle.

After my brief rebuttal we got into a procedural wrangle about which issues remained to be settled.

The master's experience, he hopes, will wrangle with such questions and "elevate the professionalism" among the police in the state.

Reasoners of such a temper were scarcely inclined to wrangle about their respective modes of faith, or of worship.

We work must arrive completely, does not find the excuse, not to shift responsibility onto others, not to wrangle, vigorous and resolute.

They were involved in a long legal wrangle with the company over payment .

Ruth sat near him in the stern, while the three young fellows lounged amidships, deep in a wordy wrangle over "frat" affairs.

Mr Straw is due to reveal his final decision at 0800 GMT on Thursday, after a 16-month wrangle over the general's future.

And he will give in to his opponent's claim, even though it is wrong, rather than wrangle over a disputed point.

He may also, over time, accumulate enough goodwill to wrangle Republican votes when he really does need them.

To engage in a disagreeable argument , usually over a trivial matter ; wrangle .

Men will wrangle for religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it; anything but live for it. --Colton Charles, British clergyman.

For two years, she helped wrangle celebrity guests for senior-centric consumer trade shows.

Europe waits nervously as lawmakers in Washington continue to wrangle over a $700 billion rescue package for U. S. financial institutions.

It's so hard to take the trouble to wrangle all the stuff together the night before, but it really pays off.

Of course, this can go wrong, as demonstrated by the sadomasochism of the recent debt-ceiling wrangle.

But he's in a contract wrangle with Arsenal, so may not be earning that for much longer.

During a one-century's quarrel and wrangle period, It has become a profound gap in western's art history.

Brave Sims are fearless individuals that will fight fires, wrangle burglars and work to protect those around them.

The immediate danger is the wrangle over a second rescue for Greece.

He will give in to his opponent's claim rather than wrangle over a disputed point.

City are yet to discuss personal terms with Jones, 25, as they wrangle with the Black Cats about his price.

If history is a guide, the politicians could wrangle for months over his successor.

To quarrel noisily, especially over a small matter; wrangle.

He was involved in a long legal wrangle with the publishing house over copyright.

The region's bigger bond markets remained unsettled this week (America's debt-ceiling wrangle will not have helped, of course).

In Canada, during a nationwide wrangle combining anger and silliness, the country adopted a new national flag.

After a brief wrangle in the bankruptcy courts, Britain's Barclays has taken over Lehman's American operations.

They were involved in a long legal wrangle over payment.

He was reluctant to plunge into the bitter partisan wrangle.

The Superior Man strives but does not wrangle.

They were involved in a long legal wrangle .

The two countries fought a border war in 1979 and continue to wrangle over control of islands in the South China Sea.

They started to wrangle over a trifle.

Tell the boys of playing there not to wrangle.

But after an intense political wrangle, a dividend system was put in place by early 2008.

Not to wrangle spoiler.

Don't wrangle with others over trifles.

To add insult to possible injury, there is a wrangle over anti-drug aid.

In Being Julia and Forever Callas , your character has to wrangle divas. Any advice on how to deal with them?

The two friends wrangle and now they don't speak to each other.

Diplomats wrangle over targets for 2020 and 2050.

I am free to consult (not fight or wrangle) with the government about problems.

The Kirchners' grip on power has slackened since they lost an acrimonious wrangle over taxes on farm exports last year.

argue, quarrel, wrangle, squabble, bicker These verbs denote verbal exchange expressing conflict of positions or opinions. To

The self-delusion of European leaders as they wrangle over yet another treaty

BEHIND THE WRANGLE FOR GUINEA'S MINERALS