1.   Although Mitchell was confident the consortium could withstand legal challenges, he worried that even the threat of litigation would scare away members.

2.   And the Sonics braced, regrouped and withstood the challenge.

3.   Assistant Public Defender John Hetherington said he questions whether the escape and aiding escape charges will withstand legal challenges.

4.   All the changes were in open seats while sitting members generally withstood challenges.

5.   But care must be taken to differentiate between chasing deadbeats with legitimate tactics and using strategies that may not withstand legal challenge.

6.   But Duprey and Rath see both incumbents as surefooted enough to withstand challenges in two years.

7.   But government lawyers say that because the new rules are more flexible, they are more likely to withstand constitutional challenges.

8.   But the Blue Devils misfired on a pair of three-pointers rather than take the ball inside, and the Tar Heels withstood the challenge.

9.   But the mayor said on Monday that he was concerned that some of its provisions would not withstand legal challenges.

10.   But they conceded privately that the rulings were the strongest blow yet to a system that has withstood challenges for decades.