31.   Also, the five factions that make up the alliance have their own bitter rivalries.

32.   And the attention being lavished on the provincial capital by the Parti Quebecois government has intensified an already bitter rivalry between the city and Montreal.

33.   Assassination attempts, extra-judicial killings and bitter rivalries have marked the political scene following an inconclusive election in July.

34.   Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy is on the verge of two personal milestones but a bitter rivalry with West Indian batting star Brian Lara continues to provide his major motivation.

35.   Bitter rivalry between the two countries prompted the European soccer body, UEFA, to propose co-hosting saying the dueling was bad for the sport.

36.   But as the two rivals meet for the first time to prepare for the championships, the bitter rivalry has only sharpened.

37.   But despite the common goal to oust Milosevic, the Serbian opposition remains fractured and plagued by the bitter personal rivalries of its leaders.

38.   But that partnership fell apart over spring and summer, a victim chiefly of the bitter personal rivalry between Draskovic and Djindjic.

39.   But the bitter rivalries between Dostum and other factional leaders seemed to have lessened in recent days.

40.   But the pontiff also is stepping into the midst of bitter Mideast rivalries.