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Battling centuries of ignorance and isolation, he drags millions out of the Dark Ages and forges a new nation.

You may have been in conflict with yourself over whether to call it a day, or keep battling on in the hope that things will improve.

JT looked like he'd never been away, battling for the high balls, strolling the ball out of defence, strong in the tackle.

A single cyclist out in front riding ahead of the peleton stands little chance of victory, faced with battling the wind alone.

They were exactly like auctioneers buying and selling their wares except that they were in a trading pit battling it out.

The two fierce rivals, known as the "Battling Begums" and heirs to political dynasties, were freed to contest the long-delayed election.

I spent a year or two battling it out and in the end I decided I wanted a child.

Police said Mr Park had been under pressure trying to manage his entertainment company and career while his father was battling cancer.

Consider the woman who, with her mother, has been battling her weight all her life.

It was easy to imagine a similar event a year from now in Beijing and how exciting it would be to watch two teams battling for gold medals.

Battling is sometimes too much aggression, and performing is too much trying to impress someone else. . . dancing in a circle is just right.

Hardware manufacturers like Dell, Hewlett Packard, Compaq and IBM would still be battling it out with incompatible systems.

The mayor is still battling with a budget deficit and is trying to overcome decades of gross mismanagement.

The Monkey King was caught off guard by means of a magic weapon of the Supreme Lord Lao Zi, when he was battling with troops from heaven.

Now the two sides are battling it out in court amid a flurry of injunctions.

Im competitive because I am Hip Hop at heart, battling is part of it for me, and the desire to be one of the best.

He released a statement suggesting that both militants battling the Pakistani troops and coalition forces are now trying to weaken Pakistan.

e. g. He knew that only years of battling had taught her to insist even so little on her rights.

It has been battling up to 200 Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp near the Mediterranean city of Tripoli.

Big-name jewelers are battling it out to get celebrities to wear their bling.

The best bad weather is a stormy day, when the sun is battling the clouds and often breaks through to ignite one part of the scene.

I still had to deal with plenty of real-world challenges, but at least I wasn't battling my own self-doubt at the same time.

Giving up the right to marry could be the last straw for a church that is already battling against declining interest.

But he questions the utility of battling militarily against the Israelis when the results hurt Palestinians more than the enemy.

It would be tempting but simplistic to have Kremlin masterminds battling with wily western power brokers over east Europe's future.

Or I could be the rogue anthropologist, battling pythons down in the Congo!

Best known for her role as a sharp-suited lawyer, the actress talks about battling anorexia, coming out and finding happiness.

Dix had an alcoholic father, a mother battling depression, and a beloved grandfather. . . who was murdered when she was seven.

Battling through hordes of orcs and undead monsters, you reach the top of the tower, and step into a dark throne room.

This article will not address the outstanding questions these experts are battling with: it would take more than an article.

Armed rebels have been battling Gaddafi loyalists for more than two months in an attempt to oust Libya's ruler of nearly 42 years.

At the time of his death in September at age 42, Mr. Pang was battling allegations that he had masterminded a massive international fraud.

A mid-air fight between two Arctic Terns battling it out for food.

And for the past week more than 1, 000 American and Iraqi soldiers, backed by helicopters and jets, have been battling it out there.

Training: Years of battling bullies on the schoolyard with your razor-sharp wit.

They came out in the second half and got another goal, but we kept on battling and showed character once again to come back and equalise.

Thousands of civilians continue to flee the capital Mogadishu where the militants are battling against the transitional government.

Indian commandos are still battling militants holed up in a hotel in Mumbai.

Mansfield is not the only thinker battling away in the men's corner.

McCain said nuclear power was a clean source of energy that would be key to battling climate change and mocked Obama.

While disappointed with the loss, China coach Bora Milutinovic was pleased by his team's battling performance.

Workers are battling to contain radiation from the power station amid signs it may be continuously leaking into the sea.

While the country's been battling high inflation, it never experienced the sort of financial crisis some economists had feared.

"My son took his own life, " his father Walter told reporters, adding that his son had been battling depression.

So, it was a surprise to me when I read that England is battling the growing number of teenage pregnancies.

Oral care is like battling. The enemy of tooth is dental plaque, which hides in the dead corner.

In a scene for a Chinese TV series, stuntmen portray Shaolin monks battling bandit gangs during the Qing dynasty.

All moves done by the Sorceress are based upon her ethics and her motive to restore peace without battling in hand to hand combat.

But companies also said that credit was as tight as it was in June 2008, when the authorities were battling against 7-8% inflation.

This is where we really kick in. We're turning the corner into the home straight and it's just the two of us now battling it out.

But at a time when the western world is battling to defend free speech against religious zealotry, they look particularly indefensible .

This represents the short time Texas was an independent nation battling Mexico for self-rule.

Economists frequently explain eccentric behaviour with a model of two rational agents in one body , battling to outwit each other .

Senator Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77 at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts after battling a brain cancer.

THE army is battling a Taliban insurgency in the tribal areas of the Afghan border, in which hundreds have been killed in recent weeks.

He had been battling an unusual form of pancreatic cancer, and had received a liver transplant in 2009.

But improved condition saw him finish last season in good form and he has grown used to battling for his place.

One ad features two Asian children, armed with chopsticks, battling over the last Chicken McNugget in the carton.

Inevitably, when it comes down to a choice between battling inflation or downside growth risks, Beijing will opt for the latter.

A year ago, Indian policy-makers were battling inflation, which peaked at nearly 13 per cent in August.

Workers battling to contain the crisis were all temporarily evacuated because of the rise in radiation levels Wednesday.

The protesters battling security forces this week are known as red shirts and draw their strength from the urban and rural poor.

One study suggests that an enzyme in natto might be effective in battling Alzheimer's disease.

The acting US surgeon general said a thinner Santa would be a better role model for kids in a land battling obesity.

She believes yoga could prove a useful tool to help people battling depression and anxiety disorders.

Thousands of authors have been battling plans by Google to digitise the contents of millions of books.

Sri Lankan soldiers are battling torrential downpours as well as the Tigers, outnumbered but resilient.

who had to go through many difficult situations often battling the bad guys before he or she lived happily ever after.

Needless to say, continuing to do her research while battling bipolar disorder has been difficult.

Many groups worldwide, doctors, politicians, religious people, have been battling with this question.

Spending years at the side of a loved one battling an illness.

Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. He had been battling pancreatic cancer.

Nevertheless, research continues worldwide, and stem cell therapies are showing promise in battling a number of neurological diseases.

The checkpoint near the Orakzai tribal region in recent months has become a base for Taliban militants battling the Pakistani government.

Thousands of firefighters have been battling the blaze, dubbed the Wallow Fire, the second biggest in the history of Arizona.

I'm sorry you lost your friend, but she was battling stage four cancer.

Merkel and Sarkozy at the German Chancellery in Berlin on Oct. 9, after talks on stabilizing the Euro and battling the Greek debt crisis.

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi plant have been battling to cool reactors and spent fuel ponds to avoid a large-scale release of radiation.

Firefighters are battling huge forest fires raging out of control in south-eastern Australia.

Pushtun ranks have been swelled by tens of thousands of people fleeing the north-west, where troops are battling the Taliban.

Everyone in my family has been battling the Beijing blues. Back in the U.

The increased resistance could be a solution to a plateau you're battling.

But Mr. Perry was little in evidence as the spotlight shifted to his battling rivals.

Amnesty reports that North Korea is still battling a tuberculosis epidemic, which is being aggravated by widespread malnutrition.

The mayor is still battling with a budget deficit .

His military, with American training and intelligence, had been battling them on the ground.

Despite battling against a home country favorite, Lopes won over the audience, speaking in the shared language of Portuguese.

American officials were battling the temporary collapse of a financial system.

The sooner Mr Reilly can concentrate on running Opel rather than just battling to save it, the better.

When Rocco Rorandelli's father was battling lung cancer, even chemotherapy couldn't keep him from smoking.

Australia is battling flooding in two states, as rescue teams worked to evacuate people from inundated areas.

China has been battling inflation, with consumer prices rising 4. 9% in February from the same month a year ago.

Mr Brown presents himself as a battle-hardened veteran who has earned his spurs battling financial crisis and recession.

The export sector, one of China's growth engines, is already battling against higher costs and weaker markets.

When you are battling elsewhere, try to attack Harvesters with your left over Seekers.

Millions of New York commuters are battling their way home in near-freezing temperatures during a strike by transit workers.

The prime minister also said that prescription charges would be scrapped from next year for those battling cancer.

Online bill pay is one of the most powerful tools we have for battling debt.

The world's biggest bourses are battling for pole position in a hyper-competitive industry confronted with sweeping regulatory changes.

California firefighters are battling a wildfire that's burning out of control.

Matt's father, battling brain cancer for two years, was undergoing a last-ditch chemo treatment.

Suddenly, the spirit of the season starts to disappear in all the errand-running, crowd-battling and fatigue of the season.

The entire team put in a battling performance, so even though I scored the goal everyone deserves the congratulations.

Fifty-thousand festival-goers were battling against the elements yesterday as the Burning Man festival got underway for its 25th year.

She is currently at a hospital in the area, and she is battling for her life.

He described situations in which people needed to count the cost before starting a building project or battling an enemy.

currently, battling through a Versus campaign fully will about an hour or longer.

It is now battling publishers who sell content through Apple for control of customer information.

Both are battling to remain relevant in a rapidly changing information-technology landscape.

I don't like to live on my time-line , battling every detail as I strive for perfection. It isn't productive.

It turns out battling rabies can be as simple as giving suburban raccoon populations less to live on.

They said they were still battling pockets of resistance, but they were in control of District 2.

Today Cuba is battling a liquidity crisis, shrinking production and increased pressure from a frustrated public and creditors.

Fire fighters are battling a pair of blazes in the west.

It's like watching a medieval morality play, with the forces of Good and Evil battling for power.

But instead of fighting graft, the authorities have been battling environmentalists and concerned residents.

Battling for Britain and wielding my veto in the Great British national interest, Cameron averred.

He was in the north that October, battling the Northern Alliance, when the U. S. bombing began.

This year's creation is a football field-size picture of a samurai battling a warrior monk.

Because scientists have found that, in battling chronic infections, sugar can boost the effectiveness of antibiotics.

Libyan forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi are battling opposition fighters for control of the eastern town of Ajdabiya.

Media, cable and technology companies are battling over what can be shown on which platforms in which time frames.

Microsoft and Sony are battling to dominate the high end of the console gaming market.

People battling cancer or victims of El Ni? o may find this frustrating, but the truth is that Nature does not yield her secrets easily.

Battling with record high fuel prices, more than 20 airlines globally have gone out of business this year.

Battling low popularity ratings at home, Sarkozy knows the G20 is crucial to his standing in France.

CHURCH and state have been battling in Britain since before Henry II had his Archbishop of Canterbury bumped off.

In them, he talks of frustrations around losing his job, battling with authorities at his college and being turned down by women.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators were now in their fourth day of battling police.

Before that, the central bank had emphasized fighting inflation over battling a recession and had pushed rates up.

Space Command Center: This is mainly when you're battling it out and your opponent's force is equally strong or stronger.

But we kept battling away and that character, spirit and togetherness once again pulled us through.

Those battling to end restrictions on the headscarf are among the most vocal.

Her programme, she says, is battling with a host of adverse circumstances.

But there's another group of increasingly important firefighters battling the blaze: private contractors.

Stop spending your "free time" maintaining, cleaning, storing, battling through, and tripping over your stuff.

He remains in control of Tripoli, the capital, and is battling to seize back towns under rebel control.

They were battling the blaze which is sweeping through parts of southern California.

Kylie Minogue celebrated her return after battling breast cancer with the award for best international female.

In high-level meetings, developed and developing country governments are busy battling over emission targets.

U. S. scientists are battling bureaucrats, saying that American plants desperately require repairs.

The US is battling to overcome resistance from China to sweeping financial sanctions against North Korea's nuclear programme.

Today we might feel alone in the wilderness, battling our struggles or fears. But it's a powerful comfort to know his love for us.

The Pashtun tribes have risen to the call of Jihad for centuries, and their prowess at battling foreigners is unmatched.

Firefighters are battling a wildfire in California that has destroyed several homes and is threatening about 100 more in the area.

As well as battling drug and alcohol addiction, Taylor was also weakened by sickness for many years.

Other investigators, they note, have found that firefighters often say their skin ends up covered in soot after battling a blaze.

Out go heroic lone scientists battling against the odds. In come large teams and specialist centres.

That's when armed groups began behaving like mafias, battling for control of the minerals in eastern Congo.

We are going to face major difficulties in battling the drought and keeping the water quality if there is no rainfall in the coming days.

For years, China has been battling to control TB. Government-funded projects offering free checks and treatment have benefited millions.

A officials say many of the blazes have been brought under control but fire fighters are still battling fires in the north of the country .

These numbers have drawn the interest of the world's largest companies, battling to wrest market share from domestic leaders.

Battling waves of up to 9m, she took 24 days to swim from the Cape Verde islands off Africa to Trinidad.

The firefight continues in southern California where crews are now battling three different blazes.

The enemies they're battling slip into computer systems to steal information or wreak havoc and then slip out without being detected.

Deflation contributed to Japan's "lost decade" of the 1990s, and the country is still battling it.

Reser and Jefferson had been battling for the top spot for years.

If you pay to have your investments actively managed then you are battling against that force.

Scientists in the Himalayas are battling poor resources to protect the area from the effects of climate change. T. V. Padma reports.

Don Imus says he's battling stage II prostate cancer. The 68-year-old shock jock made this surprise announcement on his morning radio show.

He has been forced to reduce staff and is battling new competition from other plumbers fleeing the construction industry.

Now, however, it is battling against roaring inflation and an incipient balance-of-payments crisis.

Some of the women coming to this event are battling cancer.

Consistently breaking a sweat, along with medication and counseling can help people battling depression by .

Up to 21 cars on the track at once, battling for position.

Workers at the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant are battling to stabilize the reactors after a second explosion on Saturday.

Only one pair was still battling, apparently unaware of the new arrival.

She was battling anorexia and had medical issues.

So it seems that plants and animals have both stumbled on the same aerodynamic approach to battling gravity.

Essential for defenders and battling defensive midfielders.

The 56-year-old left Cape Verde Islands off Africa's west coast January 12, battling waves of up to 30 feet and strong winds.

We had only been married seven months when I received word that my mother, who was battling cancer, would not live much longer.

What struck me most is the fact that in the past five years, I have been battling with the very same thoughts and questions.

international oil companies are left battling out for more costly prices where the expertise and technology remain in demand.

Coastal fog has brought hope of relief to firefighters battling Northern California's wildfires.

US support to mujahedeen fighters battling the Soviets dried up quickly and Afghanistan sank into civil war.

Obama refuted those who say the U. S. is battling other nations on how to confront the deep global recession.

When Russia was battling to oppose independence for Kosovo, China was firmly on its side.

Economic growth can, of course, be enormously helpful in advancing living standards and in battling poverty.

Like their rich-world counterparts, governments are battling to limit the damage (see article).

It makes sense for the Rockets. They need another scorer with Tracy McGrady battling a knee injury.

Community Action Program provides immediate assistance to Nigeriens battling floods, drought and food crisis.

Humans battling transforming robots. Humans attacking aliens in District 9. Humans aboard the Starship Enterprise.

Countries including China, India and Brazil are battling double-digit food inflation.

Mitcham stood 10 metres high with the fierce wind whistling in his ears and battling trying conditions.

The near-record deficits come as Democrats and Republicans are battling over extending Bush-era tax cuts.

The Yemeni government is also battling against southern separatists and militants sympathetic to al-Qaeda.

A key to battling any addiction, as they say, is to admit the problem.

BATTLING WIND: People fought against strong winds and rain in San Sebastian, Spain, Thursday.

Sticking to a regular schedule as much as possible is important for people who are battling depression.

If you are always battling against getting older, you are always going to be unhappy, because it will be happen anyhow.

Mr Geithner has spent the past 15 months battling the current crisis, though so far with little success.

The insurer has been battling crippling losses from risky mortgage securities amid the financial crisis.

They're doing their last shopping and battling huge traffic jams to be with their loved ones.

Crews have been battling three major blazes at the state.

China and Mexico are battling over China's treatment of Mexicans traveling to China in the wake of the H1N1 outbreak in Mexico.

I heard men's voices, and hers battling vainly against them. She came back in tears.

scientists battling to conquer disease; a singer who conquered the operatic world.

Even as Ariel Sharon was battling for his life, speculation about who will succeed him was heating up.

The Twitter team are still relentlessly battling their performance woes.

Earlier this year, Jackson was seen emerging from a doctors three times in one week amid rumours that he is battling skin cancer.

What good is a developed spiritual nature in the hard-battling arena of technology and commerce?

State-run Nile TV showed firefighters battling a blaze at the scene.

And suddenly he was - battling through a crowd of well-wishers to get to the groom.

Calmer winds last night gave firefighters a much-needed break in battling the raging inferno.

The survey shows two thirds of females dislike battling the crowds in the supermarket to get at what they want.

Helmand is now in arms, with 20, 000 British and American troops now battling to control its main towns and roads.

As capital markets expand, the world's financial exchanges are booming and battling for global leadership.

It is now an agreement she is willing to break as both she and her child, Nathan Halbach, 22, are battling cancer.

Witnesses said that the gunmen were battling members of the brigade on Sunday.

The European Central Bank has been battling to quell concerns surrounding the debt crisis in Greece and other European Union member nations.

That makes them ineffective for battling Taliban attacks on a convoy.

A team like Liverpool has to be battling on that level and have those kind of aspirations for the season.

However hard governments might work to reduce carbon emissions, they are battling the tide of economic growth.

Rafa Benitez is preparing to raid Real Madrid this summer to snap up battling midfielder Guti.

Chelsea and Arsenal are battling for Atletico Madrid prospect Ruben Ramos.

That's why nearly every company is battling to sway opinion among potential consumers.

Trouble flared outside the stadium after the match, however, with police in riot gear battling to restore order among furious Chinese fans.

Coastal areas already battling with tight labour markets will fare worse.

He blamed Islamic extremists who are battling the Somali government for exacerbating the crisis.

One lonely turncoat, battling on against impossible odds. I'm almost touched.

He flew from country to country, battling murderous mutant microbes.

He was battling against the vicissitudes of life.

Players with Determination will keep battling to the final whistle.

The action continues as the champ is battling Big Willie Jones.

Mr Romney and Mr Huckabee are battling to pick up Mr Thompson's conservative supporters.

Firefighters are battling massive blazes in Malibu and around San Diego.

Rebels also were battling for control of Gharyan, a large city south of Tripoli, which straddles Col.

Technicians are battling to cool reactor 3 following a blast at the building housing reactor 1 on Saturday.

The dogs are under severe threat as rumours abound of them causing noise and disease in the midst of people battling to survive.

Combat in Iraq, and U. S. troops are still battling insurgents, five years after the invasion.

The Frenchman alsopaid tribute to the battling qualities of the visitors.

On this turf males fight for their mates, battling with sharp teeth and powerful flippers.

Crews have been battling three major blazes in that state.

a bruising year battling mounting legal troubles and sex scandals.

Battling a stomach virus, Jordan scored 38 points in a pivotal Game 5 victory against the Utah Jazz.

Boeing and Airbus are battling for domination in the larger categories.

Two girls battling the elements, desperate for survival.

Here's something that most people don't know about folks battling depression: they are really bad drivers.

We will definitely have to play with a more battling spirit than we did against Roma, with more intensity and more committment and desire.

The Pakistan army has been battling with al Qaida linked militants in this region for several years.

No, it's not an alien starship battling distant Earthlings, but rather a sun pillar.

Officials in Washington spared no expense in battling the crisis.

Ignoring this may seem weak, but battling to keep plans afloat is a waste of time.

Lin Chang Jie is battling to save his family's business, which makes towels, cushions, and robes in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo.

Justin Bieber has a trick up his sleeve for battling the haters: Positive energy.

Axis and Allied teams battling for strategic locations.

The UK coalition deserves great credit for battling the budget deficit before it is too late.

We should make no mistake about the fact that globalization and global capitalism are battling today to win the argument.