Dug In

Word DUG IN
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But even if all four proposals became law -- a huge "if" with a dug-in House GOP -- it's not clear they would actually create jobs. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The inability of Allied naval gunfire and bombing to penetrate the volcanic terrain sufficiently to reach the deeply dug-in Japanese provided the Japanese with an incentive to repeat the tactic utilized on Iwo and showed the Americans that even the heaviest bombardment from the sea and control of the air could not be counted on to preclude fierce Japanese resistance that had to be overcome by strenuous—and costly—combat for every inch of land. ❋ Col. Matthew Moten (2011)

He knew the well dug-in enemy was under no real pressure on the front line and needed very few supplies anyway to sustain operations during the stalemate. ❋ Col. Matthew Moten (2011)

When the forward element of his combat team began to be hit by intense fire from roughly 50 Taliban insurgents dug-in and concealed on the slopes above Ganjgal village, Corporal Meyer mounted a gun-truck, enlisted a fellow Marine to drive, and raced to attack the ambushers and aid the trapped Marines and Afghan soldiers. ❋ Dorian De Wind (2011)

His years practicing Buddhism in Japan and working with Mother Teresa in India may come in handy as he tries to broker deals with dug-in lawmakers, many of whom are eyeing their next office with every vote they take. ❋ AP (2011)

Attempts to take the town previously had led to heavy losses and frequent back-pedalling by anti-Gaddafi fighters who were outgunned by the 2,000 dug-in loyalists that are thought to have remained. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The two sides have clashed for days after former rebels made a push toward Bani Walid and Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte to try to break weeks of stalemate and crush the dug-in fighters loyal to the fugitive leader. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But the official acknowledged that the administration may quickly face a new dilemma if talks remain at a standstill and it is called on to choose sides between the adamant opposition and a dug-in Mubarak. ❋ Griff Witte (2011)

Yet sometimes Bajaj wins by being a dug-in upholder of tradition. ❋ Manuel Roig-Franzia (2011)

But Australia's commodity sector is more firmly dug-in these days. ❋ Cynthia Koons (2012)

But forty thousand well-armed and dug-in Japanese soldiers in between prepared to make the 550 miles between Saidor and Hollandia a killing ground as the Americans slogged northwest. ❋ Douglas Waller (2011)

Although NATO has been chest-beating lately about its routing of Taliban forces, darkly there has always been concern that the Haqqani network is much more wily, dug-in and dangerous. ❋ Virginia M. Moncrieff (2011)

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