41.   He faced a tough fights in his home district of Shawinigan, a paper-mill town with high unemployment.

42.   He knows this is a tough fight, and he wanted to fight at the first available date.

43.   In anticipation of a tough fight to establish market share, Cox Digital is underpricing the local regional telco, Pacific Bell.

44.   In Massachsetts, Mitt Romney waged a surprisingly strong challenge against Kennedy, who had never had as tough a fight in his previous six bids for the office.

45.   In North Carolina, Helms could face a tough fight if he runs again.

46.   In North Carolina, Senator Lauch Faircloth, a one-term Republican incumbent, is in a tough fight with John Edwards, a trial lawyer.

47.   In states where incumbents are standing for reelection, Democrats Paul Wellstone of Minnesota and John Kerry of Massachusetts are in tough fights.

48.   In the Midwest, South Dakota Republican Senator Larry Pressler is in a tough fight against Rep. Tim Johnson.

49.   It was a tough fight, but that was expected, and Ayala gutted it out, winning a clear decision.