41.   But the weekend fighting was the most intense since the cease-fire was declared and reflected a general hardening of positions.

42.   But the fighting itself is not the only threat to life in eastern Zaire, aid officials say.

43.   But those forces also stayed on the sidelines when there was no intense fighting in the north.

44.   But throughout the past winter the Russian command had neither the time nor the means to deal with Samashki because heavy fighting was raging in and around Grozny.

45.   By then, the fighting was so bad that Dougi and his family canceled the ceremony and went home to avoid injury.

46.   Campbell exonerated the coaches and said fighting is part of the game.

47.   By then, the fighting was virtually over.

48.   Colonel Veklich acknowledged that there may have been some fighting in recent days, but he blamed the rebels for the small number of refugees.

49.   Crime fighting is also a priority, Carollo said, noting that the city was hiring more police officers.

50.   Cricket fighting was a royal sport in ancient China and has persisted in some Chinese cities and in Chinese communities elsewhere.