1.   And now it is being cast as an ideological battle with ominous religious overtones.

2.   Another precedent cited by historians who think about ideological battles involves the persuasive power of American leaders.

3.   Armey and Livingston are locked in a fierce ideological battle behind the scenes for the support of individual House Republicans.

4.   As in the great ideological battles of the past, most recently the Cold War, America is looking to frame the struggle in its own terms.

5.   At the heart of the issue, all sides agree, is an ideological battle over whether the government or private sector can do a better job handling security.

6.   Bahat said the ideological battles bear little relation to the facts.

7.   A marathon ideological battle gets under way in Congress this week over how best to improve public schools.

8.   But in the end, the industry faces an ideological battle that it may not be able to combat as easily as in the past.

9.   But now the Soviets are gone, the flames of ideological battle redden the sky and the firefighters are demoralized.

10.   But there is limited enthusiasm within the party for wading back into an ideological battle over the size of government.