1.   An intense legislative battle culminates this week in the House over sensible legislation to establish a national standard for drunken driving.

2.   As a result, he said, this budget plan will set off another intense partisan battle over the role of government.

3.   Behind the scenes, intense battles were under way over the shape of history Thursday.

4.   A major joy of fishing is finally being able to see the prize break the surface after an intense battle.

5.   After an intense legal battle lasting several years, he was acquitted, astounding even some of his supporters.

6.   Eagle split its order between the two foreign manufacturers locked in an intense battle for leadership of the small commercial jet market.

7.   Either way, murder cases here might have become the terrain of intense political battles.

8.   Even as gawkers approached the carcass, officials at the New Bedford Whaling Museum began an intense battle to claim the bones.

9.   His support signals the start of what will likely be an intense battle over anti-tobacco legislation.

10.   In the most intense battles in weeks, U.S. forces struck against two Taliban leadership compounds north of Kandahar.