Converse of object

• fight: Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win.

• win: Jonathon Ross is winning the battle of the chat shows.

• lose: We lost the battle of the posters, which we were successful at in 2004.

Preposition: at

• augusta: Recognizable face on comments from male battle at augusta of saying thank.

Adjective modifier

• pitched: Many wreckers and not a few Customs men were killed in pitched battles over the booty.

• decisive: Decisive battles could last hours instead of days or weeks.

• uphill: Wales and Newport Gwent loose forward Michael Owen is set for an uphill battle to be fit for his country's forthcoming autumn internationals.

• fierce: Cue one of the fiercest political battles yet seen over the future of a key industry.

• bloody: After three months he left the bloody battles, made his way to France and then on back to England.

• naval: The campaign also involved 5 naval battles in which many ships were damaged or sunk.

Modifies a noun

• cruiser: The conference dinner will be held on board the historic WWII battle cruiser HMS Belfast.

• cry: Her battle cry, the song Little Girls, was a triumph.

• honor: For its share in the engagement, the Regiment was awarded the Naval Crown to be borne with its Battle honors.

• scene: This chap was the old archer, the veteran who looses the fire arrow to signal the charge in the early battle scene.

• tank: The left-hand pile always reminds me of a battle tank, the eroded tip being the turret.

Noun used with modifier

• epic: As armies clash in epic battles, the actions of a handful of bold heroes can turn the tide of war.

• midfield: The match turned into a midfield battle with very few clear cut chances.

• gun: Vince knows something's up - and one kidnapping, some grand theft auto and a blazing gun battle later - it's sorted.

Preposition: of

• bulge: The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler's response to the rapid success achieved by the Allies after the initial D-Day landings.

Preposition: for

• puck: Now grinders battle for pucks in the corners, elite players see the ice and.. .