21.   James Paul, a Priceman spokesman, said MySimon simply is engaging in hardball tactics.

22.   Sears has infuriated local judges with the hardball tactics it uses to collect credit card debts from customers who file bankruptcy.

23.   Running for president, after all, tends to put a premium on hardball tactics.

24.   Some Microsoft critics have suggested readers will not trust the objectivity of the large software company, which is known for its masterful marketing and hardball business tactics.

25.   Such hardball tactics have left Puccio with a trail of detractors.

26.   Such hardball tactics aim at thwarting new competitors by embroiling them in mind-numbingly intricate legal and business disputes.

27.   Still, Richard Smith says he is unfazed by hardball tactics.

28.   Such hardball tactics, while not new, have been spreading.

29.   The hardball tactics of the company have bolstered the resolve of many union pilots.

30.   The foreign intelligence service, a spy operation notorious for its hardball tactics, is still run by agents who had positions in the Ceausescu dictatorship.