21.  The rural peasants are whipsawed between the competing groups.

22.  This could all prove an uneasy alliance between the two competing groups.

23.  True enough, but McNair has met every criteria outlined by the league while the competing Los Angeles groups have not.

24.  Trade with Mexico is booming and competing groups are already angling for extra highway money to deal with the added truck traffic.

25.  When the two competing groups presented separate plans for the Coliseum to owners last month in Atlanta, Los Angeles seemed no closer to getting final approval than before.

26.  A similar competing group was organized around a second Israeli TV channel.

27.  Competing anti-government groups held separate rallies in Serbian cities on Saturday, underscoring their inability to unite against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

28.  Competing anti-government groups hold separate rallies in Serbian cities on Saturday, underscoring their inability to unite against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

29.  He warned that competing groups were trying to force their wishes on society and the government.

30.  Obuchi is from the old-school of Japanese politics, adept at forging compromises among competing political groups but colorless in public.