1.   And the armed forces are still fighting the perception that they are no longer hiring.

2.   At CUNY, which is fighting perceptions that it has become a remedial mill for poorly prepared students, changing that image is a priority.

3.   But the timing was fortunate for a company fighting the perception that, three years after sparking the Internet gold rush, Netscape has panned out.

4.   Comedy Central still fights the perception that it has evolved from a tiny cable network to ... well, a tiny cable network.

5.   Fighting the perception that he is the consummate nerd, Gore very likely intended to come off as comfortable in his second skin.

6.   Fund-raisers for Asian programs have to fight the perception that Asians are doing well enough to take care of themselves, Prichard and others said.

7.   Gore is fighting such perceptions on two fronts.

8.   He is the director of security for a shopping center fighting the perception that to shop at Green Acres is to shop at risk.

9.   In that climate, broadcast television is fighting the perception that its tastes are lagging behind those of a media-saturated culture whose mores have grown more permissive.

10.   Martin has fought the perception that he is a quarterback who would prefer to run.