41.   The battles at the top of young public companies over who gets what share of sudden fortunes are usually intense and messy but very private.

42.   The battle at second receiver between Billy Davis and Ernie Mills proved inconclusive for the second consecutive week.

43.   The Devils stayed focused from beginning to end in the physical battle at First Union Center, building a three-goal lead.

44.   The evening was designed to fire up Democratic progressives for the coming election battles at a time when the party has taken a clear turn to the moderate middle.

45.   The fierce weeklong battle at Shah-e-Kot has forced the Pentagon to hunt again for pockets of Al Qaeda resistance elsewhere in Afghanistan.

46.   The ensuing battle at Jenin flattened much of the camp and caused a still undetermined number of deaths.

47.   The internecine battle at Long Wharf is complicated by an intricate local network of social and political relationships.

48.   The latter play reflects on American Indian oppression from the landing of Columbus through the battle at Wounded Knee, S.D.

49.   The physical pain was a battle at first as he worked to loosen the repaired arm, he said.

50.   The rare federal victory in the ongoing battle at the court over federal versus state authority was unanimous.