1.   Some of us even enjoy the political battles, provided we win a few.

2.   South Carolina was an epic political battle, and Bush won it well.

3.   The hard-liners have not vanished, and the political battles ahead will be intense.

4.   They became pawns in the political battle.

5.   Truman, who particularly relished a political battle when he was the underdog, fought back.

6.   The building of the new theatre, replacing the old Playhouse, had been a long-running political battle.

7.   But our original vision had almost been lost in the unclean political battles which have taken place.

8.   Although fall political battles usually center on spending priorities and attempts by fiscal conservatives to hold the line, this year promises to be different.

9.   Amidst all the thunder of transcontinental political battle, the smoke briefly clears and the two claimants for the throne engage in hand-to-hand combat.

10.   Although organic winemaking is defined in general terms in both California and federal law, the release of detailed standards is currently embroiled in a political battle.