This typically courageous and tough-minded stance led some media observers to label him as a hawk eager to wage a battle against inflation.

One soldier and three horses have fallen, while others continue to wage the battle.

He always felt that he was waging a battle against a system in which too much cricket made injuries inevitable.

That's the checklist for waging the battle.

The union has waged a battle against what it sees as 'bogus self-employment' which it sees as restricting workers' rights and as a tax loss.