In recent years, the contest for the right to host the games has grown increasingly fierce and controversial.

Geese become increasingly fierce as mating season progresses, he said.

Meanwhile, competition among the remaining braiders has become increasingly fierce.

And after those two increasingly fierce rivals play each other 19 times, who knows what the Braves' lead could be?

The work was welcome, but the increasingly fierce cold made it far from easy.

As a result, competition for subsidies became increasingly fierce, and fees paid to consultants who could get them went up accordingly.

In addition, local disputes regarding natural resources are increasingly fierce.

The industry is a major employer of women and is under increasingly fierce competitive pressure, with the result that many businesses have had to close.

The concoction will last for many years becoming increasingly fierce in taste.

The competition between cable and satellite companies has grown increasingly fierce in recent years.