41.   A bitter proxy fight between Hewlett-Packard and one of its board members, Walter Hewlett, has threatened to derail the merger plans.

42.   A fight between baseball officials and the umpires has been brewing since early this year.

43.   A fight between shortstop Royce Clayton and outfielder Chad Curtis over rap music in the clubhouse underscored how the roster has strayed from manager Johnny Oates.

44.   A common cause of dog bites among humans is the result of human interference during a fight between two dogs.

45.   A fight between Greece and Turkey, two heavily armed NATO members, would be the most destabilizing outcome of the war in Kosovo.

46.   A fight between the two teams broke out.

47.   A fight between Patriots players at practice last Thursday served to galvanize and motivate the team, coach Bill Belichick and safety Lawyer Milloy confirmed Monday.

48.   A gang fight between Muslims and Christian migrants erupted into fierce rioting Sunday in this already tense city.

49.   A mock graveyard outside was to be the scene of a fight between Buffy and one of the many anonymous vampires she vanquishes every week.

50.   A nagging subtext has been a cat fight between the Kennedy children and White.