21.   As public concern grows, the oil industry appears primed for political battle.

22.   As Kerry must know, those are fine distinctions that will be lost in any real political battle.

23.   Asked what he had sought to accomplish in the confrontation, he responded with the pugnacious delight he once carried into political battle.

24.   Barak is in a tense political battle.

25.   Before losing consciousness, Block asked his supporters not to give up the political battle regardless of what happened to him, according to his campaign leaders.

26.   Behind the gridlock is a political battle that highlights the difficult relations between Russia and the other former Soviet republics.

27.   Behind the political battles lies the continuing possibility of real violence on the streets.

28.   Both governments should stop these political battles and just get on with business.

29.   A months-long political battle over rent control centered on the issue of vacancy decontrol.

30.   A presidential commission finished its work on Social Security reform Tuesday and immediately touched off a major political battle.