11.   After a short reprieve, battles in Kosovo intensified Tuesday, and a spokesman for ethnic Albanian militants blasted U.S. envoys for their policies in the troubled Serbian province.

12.   Analysts say the marketing battle has intensified because U.S. athletic sales have been pretty much flat the past few years.

13.   Artillery battles intensified across the Himalayan frontier on Tuesday morning.

14.   The battle intensified in the strategic hillsides above the city and it continued into Saturday evening with gunfire echoing in the hills.

15.   The battle intensified in the strategic hillsides above the city until nightfall Saturday, when it abruptly stopped.

16.   The seesaw battle for downtown intensified Sunday.

17.   The see-saw battle for downtown intensified Sunday.

18.   Their battle intensified on the next lap and they raced side by side for five more.