With a no-holds-barred approach, she has tackled tough issues and tough people.

The Microsoft E-mail and strategy documents show, at the least, a no-holds-barred approach to competition.

And he is likely to take a similar no-holds-barred approach to trying to shake up the hidebound political culture of Albany.

The no-holds-barred approach is also evident in the range of creature comforts now available.

So was it, musically, a no-holds-barred approach?

"We're on cable, so there can be more of a no-holds-barred approach," Ms. Fales-Hill said.

Mr. Bloomberg's aides say they do not see his no-holds-barred approach to the stadium as a liability.

A Sith Lord's no-holds-barred approach to wielding the Force also provides a potential advantage.

His wild-eyed, no-holds-barred approach is part of the mind games that make the opposition increasingly leery: everyone fears a wild man.

A fish jumping out of water was confronted by a famished boy with a hands-on no-holds-barred approach to capturing it.