41.   Local officials promised to push for a reversal, though they face an uphill fight.

42.   Looking simultaneously exhausted and relieved, Vallone said he knew from the start that his was an uphill fight.

43.   Most analysts believe that it will face an uphill fight.

44.   Perot has got an uphill fight.

45.   Polls indicate Bush continues to face an uphill fight here, but he is pleased to be as close as he is.

46.   Prominent Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate have spoken out against the expansion, prompting congressional supporters to warn that ratification faces an uphill fight in Washington.

47.   Piel led the appeal in what was widely regarded as an uphill fight.

48.   Reich would face an uphill fight, because he would be entering the race late and lacks grounding in Massachusetts politics.

49.   Right wing Rob DiMaio knows the Bruins face an uphill fight to the playoffs.

50.   Rosenbaum acknowledges he faces an uphill fight.