1.   And his own rhetoric has become more critical of Republicans.

2.   Although anti-NATO rhetoric is becoming strident in Russia, specialists say it is unlikely that Moscow will make a bold move to aid the Serbs or challenge NATO.

3.   Since then, battle lines have hardened, and the adversarial rhetoric has become pugnacious.

4.   Such recess-time rhetoric has become commonplace across the nation, as the autumn campaign limps toward its finish Tuesday.

5.   Uslaner says Republican rhetoric in particular became increasingly harsh over the past decade, but he added that people notice it now because the GOP is in power.

6.   Welfare-rights activists, understanding that rhetoric has become the currency of political advantage, redefined workfare as a new form of human bondage.

7.   Wherever this battle may lead, the rhetoric has become increasingly testy between the two companies.

8.   The rhetoric must become reality.

9.   The EU envoy Aldo Ajello is on a goodwill mission aimed at lowering tensions between the two countries, whose rhetoric is becoming increasingly warlike.