1.   And there was no discussion of the acrimonious Senate battle just past over the confirmation of Attorney General John Ashcroft.

2.   Gingrich also has seen an early coalition with conservative Democrats fray after an acrimonious battle over deficit reduction that left the Democrats feeling betrayed.

3.   Jeffrey Katzenberg came out ahead in the first round of his acrimonious legal battle with Walt Disney Co..

4.   That presumably will bring to an end the acrimonious battle for Wachovia, a merger fight the likes of which has rarely been seen in banking.

5.   The most acrimonious battles have concerned a series of largely symbolic proposals, known as consent solicitations.

6.   The proposal is part of an increasingly acrimonious battle between credit card companies for market share.

7.   A lawyer for the two men said Thursday that the spiralling legal costs had played a part in their decision to halt the acrimonious legal battle.

8.   He maintains that an investigation of the acrimonious takeover battle for Harrods by the Conservative government, then in power, contributed to the decision to deny him citizenship.

9.   Hong Kong originally hoped to open the airport this year, but the project was delayed by an acrimonious battle between China and Britain over financing.

10.   It was the latest chapter in an increasingly acrimonious battle between the Republican-led Congress and the White House over terms of the aid plan.