Not until 1651, as the royalist forces were battling unsuccessfully against Cromwell, was Tantallon beaten.

Her mother's words battled unsuccessfully against the eager thrum of Christmas music which was filling the store.

He went on to play 22 times that season as Torquay unsuccessfully battled against relegation from Division Two.

He made only three more appearances for the Blades in the Premiership that season as they unsuccessfully battled to avoid relegation.

She and Chuck had spent ten years battling unsuccessfully for a permanent truce.

The pipeline debate and the general frustrations of unsuccessfully battling the invincible Grits for six years had taken their toll.

He eventually begins working independently from Mars, and continues to unsuccessfully battle Wonder Woman.

In 1987, he battled unsuccessfully against a decision to reschedule a rained-out weekend race for the following Monday.

Jack Sikma added 13 points in the quarter and the Nets battled back unsuccessfully for the rest of the evening.

He sought to maximise the independence of the university, battling unsuccessfully to retain German faculty members in 1914.