1.   Although already gravely ill, she posed for this graduation picture just days before losing her battle against cancer.

2.   As a student, life was a constant battle against debt.

3.   He left the battle against the Mercians to become a monk.

4.   Hermaphrodites are in a state of constant battle against rebellious organelle genes trying to destroy their male parts.

5.   If the battle against inflation is primary, central bankers will be described as the most important economic players in the game.

6.   It seemed to Putt that life was a constant battle against debt.

7.   It shows a steely-eyed fighter pilot climbing into his Spitfire to do battle against the Luftwaffe.