The two then engaged in a protracted struggle for the leadership.

These are useful first steps in what is sure to be a protracted struggle to get the city's budget under control.

That set off a protracted legal struggle in military and civilian courts.

That veto will probably set off a protracted partisan struggle.

Killed with a knife, wallet missing, no sign of a protracted struggle.

Such a veto would open a new and volatile stage in the protracted struggle here over a state budget.

The country has also been involved in a protracted struggle against Islamic insurgents and terrorists.

Her whole life had been one protracted struggle against this enemy, and now she had lost.

That appeared to set the stage for a protracted political struggle over control of the police here.

Moscow had pledged that there would be no protracted struggle this time.