War and peace

Exercise 38.3

Correct the collocation errors in these sentences.

1. The police fought a walking battle with a group of violent demonstrators.
2. I feel we are missing the battle to persuade the management to increase our salaries.
3. The students made up a heroic fight against the plan to increase course fees.
4. I was surprised that the Management Committee sent no resistance to our demands.
5. A tiny baby with a rare heart condition is fighting her life in the General Hospital tonight.