21.   Now, Communists are battling to keep the tradition alive in a country that is increasingly indifferent to the once sacred date.

22.   The agency has been battling to keep donations coming at a time when governments are tightening their aid budgets around the world.

23.   The consequences are not lost on Cardoso, who is already battling to keep his coalition out of a mire of corruption allegations ahead of elections next year.

24.   The federal government already had its hands full battling to keep Quebec in Canada.

25.   The far right National Front is battling to keep its only seat in parliament in the election in the southern French port of Toulon.

26.   The Miami kin has been battling to keep him in the United States, saying it can give him a better life off the communist island.

27.   The result was a welcome one for the latter as it battles to keep from being demoted to the second division.

28.   As ultra-defensive Kenya battled to keep the North Africans at bay, tempers flared and Harambee Stars defender Francis Oduor was sent off six minutes into the second half.

29.   Cologne, currently in the bottom three, face an awkward trip to Leverkusen for the big Rhine derby as they battle to keep afloat.

30.   Everton manager Joe Royle confirmed here on Thursday he will battle to keep out-of-contract defender Matt Jackson, who has attracted interest from Sheffield Wednesday.