The battle pitted members of France's business elite against each other.

The battle is pitting two of the nation's leading financial regulators against each other.

The battles pit two of the nation's most powerful campaign contributors: trial lawyers and doctors.

The battle over the zoo has pitted two groups of preservationists against each other.

But the union drive, which is just getting under way, might not play out as a straightforward battle pitting the haves against the have-nots.

His biggest battle, though, pitted him against educators.

Algeria has been caught up in a fierce battle since 1991 pitting the military regime against Islamic fundamentalists.

But speaking of the sociology beneath the issues, one could say the battle pitted the white-shoed against the tennis-shoed.

The struggle for Millie's services becomes a classic battle pitting Hollywood against art.

Battles over land reform pitted northern peasant smallholders against southern farm laborers.