11.   Johnson immediately laid to rest any doubt that he, a son of the Confederacy, would champion the civil rights battle from the White House.

12.   Still stunned by the discovery of her own infection, Lucey fought the battle from Los Angeles.

13.   Such upbeat assessments of the battle from U.S. commanders, including Franks, have left many questions.

14.   The callers faced an uphill battle from the start.

15.   The Bruins had to battle back from a pair of one-goal deficits to secure the victory.

16.   The elder Brown joined his family in the battle from the Brown homestead, leading a band that killed five men in what became known as the Pottawatamie Massacre.

17.   The game play focuses more on hack-and-slash action than the turn-based battles from some RPGs.

18.   The proposal still could face an uphill battle from conservatives and minority lawmakers.

19.   The polls showed a neck-and-neck battle from start to finish, first against Giuliani then against Lazio.

20.   The White House shifted strategy last week and decided to move the battle from the backrooms of the Senate.