What one marine termed "pretty fierce street fighting" eventually developed in the town's center.

"It's funny, because each part of town has an identity that's pretty fierce, and we don't always get along," he said.

As for the last: I imagine they'd be a pretty fierce lot if it ever came to a fight.

Tensions among fifteen men with no women around can grow pretty fierce.

"In my movie days, we often shot a scene under pretty fierce edisons."

The lights are pretty fierce, and you don't want to be looking into them.

But I've heard her telling people off over the phone, and I know she can be pretty fierce.

Just keeps a couple of men on the island to frighten off visitors - pretty fierce they are, so I've been told.

"A few years ago there was a pretty fierce battle over the state fruit," he added.

The lightning ended, but some pretty fierce fires had to be burning up there.