Led by the Dutch, they fought a rearguard action to preserve something of the semi-automatic weapon.
Vociferous groups, both on the left and the right, are still fighting a rearguard action.
Evangelicals have ever since been relegated to fighting rearguard battles in an increasingly bellicose culture war.
Betty Boothroyd, the speaker, fights a sustained rearguard action to preserve the Commons of yore.
ONE-TIME SHOCK, THEN PROSPERITY The vast majority of electric utilities are fighting a ferocious rearguard action against true deregulation.
Many Tunisians assumed the culprits to be members of shadowy, rearguard units loyal to the ousted president.
But one Oldenburg company, despite being listed in Frankfurt, has been fighting a rearguard action against modern capitalism.
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Neil Lennon's side struggled to breach the Saints rearguard and the hosts were compact throughout the first half.
It would nevertheless be wrong to portray Mr O'Neill as fighting a lone rearguard action against foreign aid.
This law can be expected to face violent resistance as well as a rearguard action in the courts.
The Falkirk front two began to cause the home rearguard problems, but Higdon's effort was saved by Esson.
Vociferous Israeli groups, both on the left and the right, are still fighting a rearguard action against the plan.
Walcott, David Nugent and Routledge formed a formidable front three and the German rearguard struggled to deal with their movement.
United's ended the first 45 minutes by adding a third, courtesy of a moment of calamity in the Villa rearguard.
The European Commission is fighting a rearguard action to force farmers to work in a way that benefits the environment.
And Cafu believes that Brazil's 'Three Rs' attack of Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho can stretch the English rearguard to breaking point.
Emad Motaeb found the Cameroon rearguard in disarray before Mohamed Zidan then had two successive chances, but neither could beat Kameni.
If McCain wins, conservatives say he'll be fighting a rearguard action against expanding the right to sue, not reining it in.
The assist was fitting reward for Brady, whose marauding runs down the left often left Forest Green's scrambling rearguard in tatters.
Burley then introduced Shaun Maloney for Robson, but Maloney's late drive was the closest the Scots came to breaching the Macedonian rearguard.
Six minutes later the points were effectively sealed as Jones waltzed through another hole in the Harlequins rearguard or Huddersfield's third try.
The Dragons' rearguard action was not helped by Brew earning a yellow card for interference, leaving space in behind that Shanklin exploited.
When they finally got in behind the Dons rearguard in the 40th minute, Higdon was flagged for offside before finding the net.
Centurion Andy Flower led a spirited rearguard action in the morning session.
In contrast to Everton's tight defensive line, Arteta and Cahill were able to pick holes and expose frailties in the home side's rearguard.
Things warmed up after the break, as Carvill broke through the Newport rearguard on 51 minutes to convert a one-on-one against goalkeeper Ovendale.
In one such spurt, Giggs seized on an error by Paul Hartley, ran at the Celtic rearguard and ought to have tested Boruc.
Mensah will now compete for a place in the Black Cats' rearguard with Anton Ferdinand, Danny Collins, Nyron Nosworthy and Paulo Da Silva.
During the rearguard action goalscorer Collins fell awkwardly and was forced to limp off a minute before half-time, to be replaced by Craig Morgan.
Yet the education blob, in cahoots with allies such as Senator Edward Kennedy (D--Mass.), is furiously waging rearguard actions to restrict or gut this program.
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