11.   Justice Department lawyers agree that they face a tough standard but they argue that the unique qualities of the airline industry create fertile ground for predatory practices.

12.   Northwest also has been accused of similar predatory practices by Reno Air, which filed an antitrust suit last year seeking to recover damages.

13.   Predatory practice?

14.   Scientists say turbot is one of the few important species in the North Atlantic that has not been harvested to near-extinction by predatory fishing practices.

15.   Such Microsoft tactics, the Justice Department asserts, are part of a pattern of predatory practices intended to stifle competition.

16.   Spain has a reputation for predatory fishing practices and has been embroiled in bitter disputes with its neighbors in Europe and North Africa.

17.   That may be true, but it hardly excuses the predatory practices of many priests.

18.   The deep-sea fleets of Spain and Portugal are internationally notorious for predatory fishing practices.

19.   The lawsuit culminates more than two years of investigation by the federal government into complaints of predatory pricing practices by American and other major carriers.

20.   The measure would also give DOT the authority to crack down on so-called predatory pricing practices.