De Valera favors traditional, set-piece battle.

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The Death Star, officially called the DS-1 Orbital Battle Station, is a piece of fiction (so far) which appeared in the Star Wars movies.

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It's been a battle of epic proportions over a microscopic piece of plastic, but the warring sides appear to be working together to find a compromise.

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And "Repulse of General Johnson's Division by General Geary's White Star Division" depicts the seven-hour battle for Culp's Hill, a piece of strategic high ground that was basically the last thrust by the Confederate forces against the Union right flank.

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With all of the media coverage around the 2012 Presidential election, including here, a lot of people have forgotten about a critical piece of the electoral puzzle: the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.

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The settlement of the long-running and complex patent battle between the two technology giants is a rare piece of good news for the Finnish company - and its shares hauled themselves off the canvas this morning as a result.

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Most critics have praised this saga of Phoolan Devi and her lone battle with the oppressive Indian caste system as a brave piece of cinema.

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