In October 1977 the five local unions at the MNI plant went on strike, resulting in a years-long bitter battle that the unions ultimately lost.

In the early 20th century Lyda Conley and her two sisters in Kansas City, Kansas led a years-long battle to preserve the cemetery against forces wanting to develop it.

Harold and Rose fix up a guest bedroom in their house and invite Edna to live with them, thus ending a years-long battle between mother and son.

The debate over the advertisement and the judge's response to it is the latest turn in a years-long battle over the contention by thousands of women that their silicone breast implants have caused them a variety of physical disorders.

A years-long legal battle followed.

The debate over the advertisement and the judge's response to it is the latest turn in the years-long battle over possible links between silicone breast implants and disease.

The ruling comes after a years-long legal battle between environmentalists and the government over how best to protect salmon in the Northwest.

A years-long battle culminated in a Supreme Court decision in NextWave's favor.

A years-long legal and political battle ensued, as historic preservationists fought to keep all three buildings.

The ruling meant that the new rules would be delayed for at least a year and signaled the beginning of what could be a years-long legal battle.