1.   In the countryside, where caste clashes pit landlords against landless untouchables, fear among the upper castes is growing.

2.   The titanic clash would pit increasingly familiar foes.

3.   For most of the time, the clashes pitted Palestinian stone throwers against Israeli soldiers.

4.   The clashes have mainly pitted the Nubians against residents from the Luo tribe of western Kenya.

5.   The clash pitted the Tiv ethnic group against people of the Fulani ethnic group, and was the latest in long-running explosions of violence between the two.

6.   When religious tensions erupt into violence in India, the clashes usually pit Hindus against members of the main religious minority, the Muslims.

7.   Army spokesman Augustin Nzabampema said the clashes pitted rebels who were in favor of peace negotiations against those who were not.

8.   Elsewhere, an intriguing all-Swedish clash pits Australian Open champion and ATP Champions Race leader Thomas Johansson against Magnus Norman.

9.   The witnesses said the clashes pitted forces loyal to former Puntland president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and backers of Jama Ali Jama, appointed leader of the region last November.

10.   Tanks and troop carriers converged on the camp from three sectors, the sources said, as clashes pitted armed Palestinians against soldiers at the entrance to Jabaliya.