A bruising fight ensued, with Purchas trying to knock her unconscious.

At the end of the bruising fight, neither side was triumphant but both claimed victory.

Still, they say they are preparing for some bruising fights in Congress.

He ordered his staff to develop a plan and then won approval for it after a bruising fight with the city's Board of Supervisors.

If Florida's electors were in dispute, Congress might face a bruising fight.

You can imagine what would happen if it ever got wrapped up in the bruising fight over whether to build ball parks with public dollars.

On the other hand, after a bruising fight over the state budget, the governor seemed energized by the prospect of taking on the Senate.

President-elect Clinton isn't likely to squander political capital in a bruising fight to create one big environmental agency.

They predicted a bruising fight in Congress over the pact, which needs its approval.

Getting to this point has involved a bruising fight.