1.   And he did not shy from using hardball tactics.

2.   And the hardball tactics some companies use to encourage borrowing or to collect on loans breed both lawsuits and criticism from consumer groups.

3.   But Bragman is not well liked either, having gained a reputation for hardball tactics bordering on meanness.

4.   But his most compelling sales pitch to party stalwarts may be his promise to use hardball tactics against Democrats.

5.   But he made clear that the Russians resent what they consider the hardball tactics of the United States on the nonproliferation issue.

6.   But Linder, a veteran of the hardball tactics employed by the Republicans when they were in the minority, saw it differently.

7.   But others are alarmed by what they see as an unexpectedly conservative agenda pushed foward by hardball tactics by a man who preaches bipartisan civility.

8.   But sometimes, hardball tactics solidify the resolve of the accused.

9.   But the company has been badly damaged the past few years by the hardball marketing tactics of Microsoft, which gave away its competing browser for free.

10.   But the hardball tactics he employed in winning the vote on that issue cost him dearly, and he began paying the price on Tuesday night.