But when it comes to a battle here, I'm afraid it'll all be out in the open.

Nobody wants to come to a giant battle over this.

When it came to a full battle, he did not know what the enemy could do.

If it came to a battle, we would find ourselves at a marked disadvantage.

But the conference title will come down to a battle of guards.

"If it came to a battle with us they would lose."

"If it comes to a battle, she will do her part!"

If it had come to a battle they must have been fairly evenly matched, even allowing for their different lives.

"It all comes back to a turf battle," he says.

So everybody played a waiting game, unsure of success if it came to a pitched battle.