1.   United tried every means of scoring without any joy.

2.   United is trying to drive out competitors with below-cost prices and exclusive agreements with corporate travel companies and commuter carriers, Frontier charged.

3.   United is trying to untangle its own labor problems because it has said it would like to file for a loan guarantee.

4.   United tried to put its best face on the news.

5.   No matter what any one else tried United seemed to have something better.