1.   As always in recent Quebec history, the contest pits the separatists of the Parti Quebecois against federalists determined to keep the province in Canada.

2.   The contest pits the presumed front-runner, Francisco Labastida of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, against Vicente Fox of the National Action Party.

3.   The contest pits the top amateur and pro bump skiers in the country.

4.   The contest could pit gays against gays, African Americans against gays, and progressives against progressives.

5.   The first spring training game is tonight, an exhibition contest pitting a California Angels replacement team against Arizona State.

6.   The governor declined, and the Michigan advertising contest pitted negative ads by the Bush camp against positive ads by the McCain campaign.

7.   The spirited contest pitted the offensive and defensive scout teams, and Ponciano noticed a few players.

8.   Usually, the contest pits the two big tabloids, the Daily News and the Post, against each other.

9.   The contest pits extreme nationalist Vojislav Seselj, an advocate of go-it-alone Serbia, against Milan Milutinovic, a protege of Yugoslav strongman Slobodan Milosevic.

10.   The contest pits ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj, a former paramilitary leader, against neocommunist Milan Milutinovic, a protege of Yugoslav strongman Slobodan Milosevic.