Perhaps even this water, subjected to the fierce action of central heat, had partly been resolved into vapour.

The name was chosen "because of its fierce action."

In this fierce action, the platoon lost half of its men but not the will to fight.

For two and one-half hours, the two ships traded shot in a fierce action.

Breymann was killed in the fierce action, and his position was taken.

But I interviewed many soldiers who had seen fierce action in Vietnam.

There were numerous fierce little actions which combined with the intolerable heat to cause casualties.

With a fierce action he flung the remnants of Ellen's blouse in her face and turned to leap out the door.

After a short but fierce action, one Spanish ship blew up and the other three struck their colours.

The land must have once been torn by fierce volcanic action.