1.   A nationalist militia, the Mai Mai, has also joined battle with both sides.

2.   He could have joined battle, lost, and opted for some face-saving rapprochement.

3.   He went to join the battle and, all unskilled in warfare, he was killed at once.

4.   It would certainly distract the attention of the powerful commercial groups that are about to join battle over cable television networks.

5.   Last week, an opposing group of retired officers joined the battle on the side of the Pentagon.

6.   Upon seeing what has become of his homeland and her people, Diego joins the battle for liberty and justice.

7.   The romantic novelist Dame Barbara Cartland has joined the battle to save an eleventh century abbey.

8.   SOCCER stars are joining the battle to help a coma victim regain consciousness.

9.   FAMILIES of residents at a hospital threatened with closure have joined the battle over its future.