Word: fought
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...aired next season, she found that "very little had been written about her." Dunaway did finally turn up a few things, including the fact that Columbus' historic voyage was delayed because "Isabella was fighting the Moors. She was a warrior queen. She actually got out there and fought in full armor." So, naturally, Dunaway followed suit. "It was awfully awkward," she says, though the actress had it easier than Isabella. "My armor was not so heavy, because it was aluminum...
Much of the controversy centered on religion. The College, first a Puritan Seminary, became enmeshed in pitched theological battles as other denominations won seats on the governing boards. At the end of the 17th century, President Increase Mather fought unsuccessfully to turn the College into a Calvinist seminary. He failed, but after King William III nullified the College Charter in 1697, the debate began in the legislature. Mather continued to try to block non-Congregationalists from serving on the Corporation but still failed to have his wishes put in writing. Ultimately he was forced to resign...
...bill was defeated, but after vigorous debate a compromise was reached which signaled the end of the old system. The Corporation was left alone, but the Board of Overseers was changed to one of 30 members elected by a joint ballot of both legislative houses. This new board fought bitterly with the Corporation for control of the University and the two remained deadlocked for nearly a decade...
...Economics concentrator from Dumont. N.J. battled a sprained ankle early in the pre-season, fought it off to play in the opener, then injured his shoulder in the second game. But he came back, and it was Azelby who nabbed two interceptions late in the Princeton contest to save that pivotal game...
...several years, members of the United Automobile Workers union have waged a bitter campaign to organize clerical and technical workers in the Harvard Medical Area. It has fought and lost two close campaigns to win the right to represent these workers...