11.   In its final weeks, the Hewlett-Packard proxy fight is becoming increasingly tough and increasingly personal.

12.   King claimed the fight became less attractive and, for the second time, asked both fighters to take a pay cut.

13.   Pre-game fights became so commonplace in the WHL that a few years ago the league mandated that teams warm up at separate times.

14.   Recently, the battleground involved both New York teams and provided a perfect example of how rough the fight is becoming.

15.   Such fights would become a regular feature of the American market, but the British establishment was shocked and shaken by the raid.

16.   That fight has since become an emotional test of principle and identity.

17.   The danger for Weld is that his nomination fight might become a spectacle far out of proportion to the importance of the job he seeks.

18.   The fight became so intense recently that the mayor lost his job over it.

19.   The fight could now become an issue in the Senate race, and some black politicians are predicting that African-Americans will support Carnahan.

20.   The fight has become nasty.