11.   By neglecting that role and turning the confirmation process into a purely partisan battle, the Republicans have clogged the court dockets and done the nation a disservice.

12.   Factions there traditionally have waged their partisan battles over individual pieces of legislation, rather than the budget itself.

13.   Federal lawmakers from New York, even those bloodied in partisan battles with the former Republican senator, are finding the name has a certain ring to it.

14.   He regrets allowing himself to be drawn into partisan political battles, like the one he touched off when he criticized Geraldine Ferraro on abortion.

15.   He said his company, which focuses on selling to union members, had a strict policy barring agents from donating to either side in a partisan union battle.

16.   House Speaker Newt Gingrich, himself embroiled in bitter partisan battle over ethics violations, warmly seconded that call for bipartisanship.

17.   It is also critical that Schools Chancellor Rudy Crew be kept out of partisan battles.

18.   It would plainly be best if bruising partisan battles over judges could be kept to a minimum.

19.   Nor have they been viewed as very likely defectors in the most partisan political battle of the decade.

20.   Partisan battle lines were quickly drawn around the new CBO numbers.