11.   The dispute had indirectly pitted President Sali Berisha against Fino.

12.   The dispute has pitted environmentalists against business interests.

13.   The dispute pits citizens of a Rome suburb, consumer and environmental groups and Italian prosecutors against the radio arm of the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.

14.   The dispute pits Gallic pride against German determination.

15.   The dispute pitted two of the most generous campaign contributors to Congress against a company that brought in three heavyweight lawyer-lobbying firms to make its case.

16.   The dispute has pitted Schroeder against his outspoken, combative environment minister, Juergen Trittin, a Green.

17.   The dispute indirectly pits President Sali Berisha against Prime Minister Bashkim Fino.

18.   The dispute pits the ranchers, long the power-holders in the southern state of Chiapas, against peasant squatters emboldened by the Zapatista National Liberation Army.

19.   The land dispute has pitted Okinawa against the central government in Tokyo, which is responsible under treaty obligations to provide the United States with the land.

20.   The trade dispute has pitted the generic industry -- backed by social, labor and health groups -- against brand-name drug manufacturers.