21.   It is precisely here, in the clash between unbelief and belief, that liberals and believers cross swords.

22.   Mandela was clearly ready to cross swords.

23.   Markey and the department have previously crossed swords over the video.

24.   Now, here they had crossed swords again, and again, Doherty held the edge.

25.   Peter and the dandified Hook cross swords, and it is revealed the captain wears boxer shorts with hearts on them.

26.   Suddenly, though, politics has crossed swords with energy security.

27.   The latest document is not the first time that Parks has crossed swords with Leahy and Lane.

28.   The Taliban, which insists it is a nationalist movement with no Pan-Islamic pretensions, has already crossed swords with Russia.

29.   Though the battling with Japan overshadowed most other trade events, the U.S. and the European Union also crossed swords.

30.   To be sure, Republicans and the military have crossed swords before, only to make up, as most people believe they will this time.