11.   The bills could be the first volley of a long fight in state legislatures and, ultimately, on Capitol Hill.

12.   The first volley in a voter revolution?

13.   The first volley of heavy rain will be hurled at western Washington and Oregon as an active cold front slices inland from the Pacific.

14.   The first volley of potent storms in northern Florida will be underway Saturday morning as the upper-level trough approaches from the lower Mississippi Valley.

15.   The first volley dropped the leader of the cowboys, George Daly.

16.   The first volley was fired on Monday in the election campaign for the French National Assembly.

17.   The release of Windows was the first volley in a furious competitive assault that would make Microsoft the leader in personal computer software.

18.   This was just after midnight Thursday morning and was among the first volleys of the campaign.

19.   Union members rallied Thursday seeking revised job rules at BellSouth, firing the first volley in the negotiating battle with BellSouth set to climax next summer.

20.   Prime Minister Jean Chretien fielded the first volley of questions, while Stewart sat red-faced in her seat.