1.   But the fight pits Mineta against his former Democratic colleagues, who want to bar admission of the trucks, arguing that they are unsafe.

2.   Courtroom clashes between the attorneys have become common in this case, but those fights have rarely pitted Ito against the attorneys.

3.   However, the most memorable - and fateful - fight pitted featherweight champ Davey Moore against Sugar Ramos.

4.   Instead, that fight pitted longstanding practice against the new science of sanitation and public health.

5.   Some fights pit Indians against non-Indians, others are between rival indigenous communities.

6.   The complicated fight essentially pits preservationists against two businesses and local proponents of economic growth.

7.   The fight pits Muslim against Muslim as well as Serb against Muslim.

8.   The fights typically pit a kickboxer against a Greco-Roman wrestler, or a judo champion against a heavyweight boxer.

9.   The high-stakes, increasingly high-decibel fight pits liquor wholesalers trying to maintain their hold on distribution against winemakers trying to reach new markets.

10.   The resulting fight pits the Muslim world against the Vatican - with Israel, an interested party, in the unlikely role of gendarme.