He made it sound like the PD had been involved in some early minor skirmishing and that the real work was about to begin.

This early skirmishing has been noted by some Democrats with amusement.

In all this early skirmishing, one not inconsequential group seems largely forgotten: New York's consumers.

The Whig leadership in the camp at first thought the early skirmishing was a typical morning salute, and paid it little heed.

But for all the early skirmishing, one crucial factor has little to do with the candidates' positions, records, experience or fame.

The Democratic leader's remarks were the latest round in what has become an almost daily effort by key figures in both parties to claim the moral high ground in the early skirmishing over the nomination.

But after some early legal skirmishing, several of the territory's leading lawyers suddenly entered to argue on behalf of the defense against the Government.

Some of the early skirmishing has a familiar ring.

In this battle the Macedonian phalanx originally held the high ground but all of its units had not been properly positioned due to earlier skirmishing.

With the primary still more than eight months away, the early skirmishing in the contest has already become intense.