1. It hardly needs saying that Google and Apple are fierce rivals.

2. Those who fought to get the rules passed said his proposal would set off a fierce political battle.

3. Whether that can or will happen is a matter of fierce debate.

4. Yet the fierce criticism and negative tone of the campaign has come at a cost.

5. IBM faces fierce competition in the cloud and most other things.

6. The competition will be fierce because the upside is so large.

7. Samsung and Apple are fierce competitors, Apple told the appeals court.

8. The importance of being at the top of search results is fueling fierce competition for ads.

9. However HP has some work to do to catch up amid fierce competition in most of these sectors.

10. The military initially said that all died in a fierce and prolonged gunbattle.

11. The vessel was caught in a fierce storm and sank.

12. Uber is in fierce fights with local regulators in many places where it operates.

13. The IPO would appear at a time of fierce competition in the supermarket industry.

14. Competition is fierce from the hotel chains to ensure that new properties falls under their brand.

15. It was run ashore in a fierce storm and appeared to be in danger of breaking up.