Meanwhile , the Irish had been established Creating earlier , and fiercely defended Defending their territory and political power against all newcomers .

Various units engaged Forming_relationships in fiercely fought actions during the operation , usually supported by a mixture of artillery , air and helicopter gunship support , sometimes including B52 strategic bombers .

The ensuing battle Hostile_encounter was fiercely contested Competition and both ships suffered Catastrophe severe damage Damaging and heavy casualties Catastrophe .

Fuel from the aircraft 's tanks caught fire Damaging and the aircraft burned Damaging fiercely .

Descriptions Convincing of the battle differ Change widely , and the location Presence of the battle is fiercely debated .

The Capture of Wadi el Hesi and the associated Sausage Ridge , began Process_start during the evening of 7 November 1917 , was fiercely fought Hostile_encounter for during 8 November and not cleared Emptying until the early hours of 9 November , at the beginning Process_start of the pursuit phase of the Southern Palestine Offensive in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during World War I .

The subsequent Board of Trade accident investigation showed that the down platform sloped unnecessarily steeply ( 1 in 24 ) towards the track , and that whilst the passageway was not so fiercely graded it still sloped at about 1 in 80 to the track .

The engagement Hostile_encounter between the ships was fiercely contested Competition , but the smaller and more lightly armed `` Boston '' seemed Change_sentiment to be taking Getting the more serious damage Damaging when at 6:20 Captain Courtenay was thrown Placing to the deck .

To many of the fiercely independent city-states , Philip 's power after 346 BC was perceived as a threat , especially in Athens , where the politician Demosthenes led efforts to break Destroying away from Philip 's influence Influence .