1.   And this week, the two camps have pretty much shut up when it comes to the verbal volleys.

2.   As he fended off verbal volleys from the legislators, Richardson underscored efforts that the administration took in recent weeks to soften the blow of soaring fuel costs.

3.   Both senators traded verbal volleys but nothing was resolved.

4.   During a brief session with reporters, Clinton fired another verbal volley at Senate Republicans who last week blocked comprehensive anti-smoking legislation.

5.   Exchanging verbal volleys with Cuban President Fidel Castro, the Clinton administration Thursday firmly rejected negotiations with Cuba over the flood of refugees or the U.S. economic embargo.

6.   In the months leading up to the Olympics, Hall and Popov exchanged verbal volleys.

7.   Pride is the operative word in this series, considering Pierce hurled the first verbal volley Thursday.

8.   The verbal volley continues.

9.   Verbal volleys exchanged between the two negotiating principals with no face-to-face follow-ups.

10.   With the verbal volleys that have been lobbed back and forth between Kevin Kelley and Prince Naseem Hamed this week, it is understandable if Junior Jones feels overshadowed.