1.   At several points that night, groups of young men formed human wedges and tried to batter their way to the American Embassy through police lines.

2.   He was an outsider who battered his way into the establishment and is now so important that he is almost, but not quite, part of it.

3.   It was battering its way through small holes, struggling for every inch.

4.   Typhoon Victor barreled in from the sea, made a direct hit on Hong Kong and battered its way inland.

5.   A few weeks ago, two men tried to batter their way into her house using a hammer.

6.   His thunderbolt-strong serves punctuating the match, fourth-seeded Goran Ivanisevic battered his way into the U.S Open quarterfinals Tuesday.

7.   But slow motion replays define something far more menacing -- two All Black players battering their way towards opposition trylines.

8.   The Israelis have used rocket-firing helicopter gunships and tank fire to try to batter their way into the white hill-top building overlooking Hebron.