41.   Acaraje is up against a powdered product that went on sale last month in Salvador Da Bahia, Brazil.

42.   After all, he is up against terrific competition.

43.   After all, she was up against some stiff competition.

44.   Alliant is again up against Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., which are cooperating to win the work.

45.   Both acknowledged that they are up against difficult odds and that many proposals before Congress will be described by their sponsors as true reform.

46.   But Adaptive is up against the HomePlug Powerline Alliance.

47.   But he is up against an aggressive Republican, Dylan Glenn, an economic development specialist and former aide in the Bush White House.

48.   But in the very graphic here and now, the reality is that the Bruins are up against a very formidable opponent.

49.   But it was also up against a wily defense team that approached the case like a political campaign, using heavy polling and focus groups.

50.   But it shows what the WNBA and its local franchise is up against.