11.   The daily verbal battle between the White House and the Judiciary Committee continued Thursday.

12.   The wife, an alcoholic and longtime victim of his physical abuse, joined him in horrific verbal battles.

13.   This does not mean that you should jump into a verbal battle.

14.   West Rangers starter Aaron Sele has found himself in a verbal battle with his former teammates in Boston.

15.   While he refused publicly to get into a one-on-one verbal battle with any of his players, Wilkins included, he did react in general to the latest complaints.

16.   Writing with wit and a hard-hitting, direct style, he was frequently in verbal battles with an assortment of sports figures throughout his years as a columnist.

17.   After weeks of verbal battles with the United States, France indicated Friday that it was flexible on the timing of NATO expansion.

18.   China has waged a verbal battle with Australia in recent months over the Samantha Riley affair.

19.   Some experts wonder whether they can afford to escalate the verbal battle.

20.   The verbal battle around the aid escalated recently.