Word: skirmisher
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...dark context of Kenya's bushfire "emergency," this was a mere border skirmish. But Simba, a wily, war-scarred veteran with at least one shattered police post to his credit, chose to lead the raid in person...
...side, Ham Moses also battled public power to a standstill in Arkansas. In one skirmish, when Jackson County was to vote on establishment of a countywide power cooperative, Moses mobilized a force of 50 A.P.L. salesmen, gave them a two-day course in the company's side of the argument, and sent them to spread the gospel among cotton pickers and housewives. Moses himself did two-hour daily stints on the radio. A.P.L. won the fight by better than four...
...Town Skirmish...
...trustee of Central College of McPherson, Kansas, I deeply appreciate the article entitled "The One-Town Skirmish...
What was left of the CRIMSON board rallied around to wage a torrid scoop- skirmish with the rebel sensationalists. The "100 Days War" finally came to an end by June when the Journal-ists had had it financially and academically; the victorious Crime emerged a far more modern and readable paper than it had been before the schism...