"I fought off attempts to undermine the British rebate and the rebate is safe, " he said.
Araafa, fourth in the Newmarket classic, fought off a late challenge from the 4-7 favourite.
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He has fought off lawsuits (20 at last count), blackmail and even physical threats.
Tesco has fought off competition from rival supermarket Asda for council-owned land in a North Yorkshire town.
The mayor of Sao Paulo, Celso Pitta, this year fought off efforts to impeach him over fraud allegations.
The Lib Dem leadership have fought off a challenge to their economic policy from a group of activists.
Police said the woman fought off her assailant when he tried to grab her again before she called authorities.
Wawrinka, who defeated Andy Murray in the previous round, fought off four match points before eventually being swept aside.
Ken Macintosh fought off advances from Conservative Jackson Carlaw, who was later elected on the west of Scotland list.
Tsonga, who will meet fellow countryman Gilles Simon in the last four, fought off five match points before claiming victory.
They fought off an attempt to open a betting shop at South Horizons, for fear that working-class gamblers would invade.
Trading on the MTGox exchange, which handles most trades in Bitcoins, was sluggish yesterday as the site fought off an attack.
He said he managed to kick the first two men in the knees and, using one hand, fought off the third.
As finance minister in 2004 he fought off European Commission disapproval to use state money to rescue Alstom, an engineering firm.
But instead of getting the law changed, the IRS issued rules denying that the loophole existed and fought off taxpayers who disagreed.
Richard has fought off breast cancer twice, but in January was told the disease had spread to her right kidney and bones.
But if afternoon office fatigue is better fought off with a few toning exercises (rather than a candy bar), that's equally important.
The BBC understands the health secretary fought off attempts by the Treasury to have the bill for the scheme paid for from his department's budget.
Trade unions and special interests have repeatedly fought off attempts at reform.
The crowd briefly came to life in the third set as Murray bravely fought off two break points at 2-2, roaring his approval.
At the Nice EU Summit last December, Britain and others fought off a plan for the national veto to be ended on tax.
Earlier, Sharapova, the second seed on the red clay in the Italian capital, had fought off a tenacious challenge from American Christina McHale.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar fought off criticism that the decision to tow the ship out to sea made salvage efforts more difficult.
Angry congregants gathered 300 signatures on a petition to keep the popular Yemeni cleric and throw out Mr. Ghali, who fought off the challenge.
Mr Cameron said he had "fought off" attempts from all sides to protect the UK's multi-billion pound annual rebate on its contributions, declaring it "safe".
The EU has also fought off Mr Bush's tariffs on imported steel, which were repealed in December after the World Trade Organisation deemed them illegal.
In the tie-break Novak raced into a 6-2 lead and although Henman fought off a couple of set points he was only delaying the inevitable.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat John Isner 6-3 6-2 to put France ahead before Williams fought off Mathilde Johansson 3-6 7-5 6-4 to draw the U.S. level.
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The Russians have fought off many enemies, from Napoleon to Hitler, and the men who led them in those fights earned chapters in the history books.
Button cruised to a comfortable victory - extending his championship lead to 12 points, while Vettel fought off a challenge from Trulli in the closing laps.
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