1.   And as the craze to go on line reaches a fevered pitch, analysts say the Internet may just be the great wild card in the budding telecommunications wars.

2.   At its most fevered pitch, the controversy around a flawed system has spawned its own stereotypes.

3.   In the months before her death, public comment reached a fevered pitch.

4.   On Wednesday, the fevered pitch rose another degree when Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas vowed to seize the property under the ominous domain law.

5.   So she lowered her chin on her chest, peeking up when the audience laughter hit a fevered pitch.

6.   The legal fighting has also reached a fevered pitch.

7.   Two weeks ago, tensions between local farmers and the refugees rose to a fevered pitch after cholera broke out in one of the camps.

8.   What Internet media company executives do agree on, however, is the fevered pitch with which broadcast, entertainment and technology concerns are showing in online firms.

9.   Will patriotism reach a fevered pitch?