11.   Powell, in preparing for the sentencing hearing, said her mother, Everlina Josey, was a battered wife.

12.   She wrote her novel by instinct, trying to imagine even the tiniest trials of a battered wife.

13.   The battered wife tale takes a more unusual turn.

14.   The Salvation Army runs day-care centers, summer camps, vocational training programs, shelters for battered wives, and alcohol- and drug-rehabilitation programs.

15.   The prosecution said Mrs. Pyne was not a battered wife, but a jealous one who found out just before the murder that her husband was having an affair.

16.   Whether they are battered wives with sadistic husbands or bankrupt businessmen, she provides them with a new lease on life.

17.   Among those who qualify are poor widows and divorcees with responsibility, battered wives and bed-ridden patients who are registered with the State Welfare Department.

18.   Brown previously had said her sister was a battered wife, and questioned why the defense was trying to have evidence thrown out if Simpson was innocent.

19.   Finally, the always sturdy Stockard Channing adds poignancy and strength to the battered wife Carol Ann.

20.   In Japan, battered wives finally begin to tell their stories.