1.   Although these fights involved revenues and expenditures, they were not primarily over money.

2.   In a growing number of families, the fights also involve airline frequent-flier miles.

3.   One major fight involves a challenge to the Brady gun-control law.

4.   The court fight involved technology used in video games.

5.   The fight involves a California program that allows government contractors to pay less than the prevailing wage if they are enrolled in state-approved apprenticeship programs.

6.   The fight involved regulations that outline FDA procedures for discovering whether supermarkets are following the rules.

7.   The fight involved so-called indecent material, which is legally different from obscenity.

8.   The fight involved the federal Superfund law, which makes polluters responsible for the cost of cleaning up hazardous waste spills or leaks.

9.   The fight involves a heated battle over patent provisions of the latest international General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, ratified by the U.S. last year.

10.   The fight over redistricting involves several odd twists.