Or that your defences had held, and perhaps the Ice Fear could be beaten back.
Schormann told CNN that flames came to within 20 feet of their home but were beaten back.
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One went in but when it tried to run free it was beaten back into the lake, he added.
Neighbours tried to rescue the children from the burning house but were beaten back by the smoke and flames.
But as we all know the newspaper business is in terminal decline, being beaten back by all this pesky online writing.
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One neighbour said he was able to get into the house but was beaten back by the flames and the smoke.
They argue that with the Taliban beaten back from the road and towns, the Afghan forces can hold the newly cleared ground.
Doctors in Baghdad said Ali has beaten back the threat of infection but in order to survive he needed treatment at a better-equipped hospital.
Within the industry Adelman prefers the large established players, which thus far have beaten back an assault by smaller discount outfits (see FORBES, Feb. 28).
Wall Street opened with slim gains Thursday, after a stronger pre-market advance was beaten back by a rising number of new jobless claims that caught investors by surprise.
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This ancient scourge has been beaten back, village by village, country by country, so that, remarkably, it is now endemic in only three countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
Intense chemotherapy, which lasted through August 2005, appeared to have beaten back the disease, but she later had surgery to remove cancer that had spread to her liver.
The soda makers, of course, mounted a spirited lobbying campaign, and have beaten back nearly all of the tax proposals, which came at the federal, state and local levels.
When member nations of the African Union meet this weekend, representatives hope to find a way to stabilize Somalia, where a weak government has beaten back Islamist forces with the help of Ethiopian troops.
Meanwhile, consumers have beaten back price increases at retail, as the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for apparel fell in September from August, the first monthly decline in six months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday.
Though Gingrich once flirted with the idea of setting up a special committee to receive what is likely to be the first impeachment report ever filed by an independent prosecutor, he was beaten back by Hyde and other Republicans who insisted that "regular order" be followed.
An 80-year-old grandmother found dead in her back yard was beaten to death, police said.
After two national addresses, a brow-beaten President Goodluck Jonathan rolled back fuel prices and reinstated some fuel subsidy.
But, with Freidel well beaten, the ball came back off the bar.
But Sarries simply refused to be beaten and Hougaard dragged them back to within two points with his third penalty and then sparked wild celebrations with the match-winning drop-goal.
Yan, fresh from two Futures tournament triumphs but playing only his second ever match against an opponent ranked in the top 100, refused to be beaten and clawed a break back in game four with a winner down the line.
After coming on for the last 10 minutes at Welford Road in last Saturday's 38-5 defeat by Leicester Tigers, Benjamin revealed that he had beaten his own deadline to get back into the side.
Last season's beaten play-off finalists now face back-to-back games against promotion contenders MK Dons and Leicester City.
Wales have only beaten Poland once in their history, back in 1973, but despite the scoreline did not look outclassed by the current crop rated 37 places above them in the Fifa rankings.
Smart investors are betting that beaten-down utilities will fight their way back from the brink of bankruptcy.
Defoe almost gave Spurs the second goal they deserved with 18 minutes left but his curling finish bounced back off the bar with Wright beaten.
He saw an eighth-minute penalty bounce back off the posts, was beaten to a bouncing ball which set up the move that led to Jackson's try and then knocked-on after right-wing Topsy Ojo penetrated the Saracens midfield.
This season, at home in particular, we may find teams sitting back and not wanting to get beaten so we will have to break teams down with our attacking flair and be a bit more patient at times.
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