1.  Its collective-bargaining rift pits friend against friend, teammate against teammate, agent against client and, heaven help us all, agent with rival agent.

2.  Some residents said they were pained to realize that two best friends might be pitted against each other in court.

3.  The worst part of this autumn is the realization that suddenly close friends are pitted against each other.

4.  Ivanisevic vs. Safin pits two friends against each other.