The battle for inclusion represents the latest installment in both parties' struggle to seize the great American middle ground.

But the battle over the sea dumping of nuclear waste, dramatic as it became, represented only a small fraction of a much larger problem.

For the Japanese, the battle represented the failure of the beach-line defense.

The two battles represented a struggle for control over the castle and its surrounding countryside.

The battle represented a new phase in the war for the North Koreans.

Judged numerically, the first day's battle represented a clear defeat for the Hebrews.

The battle represent the last act of Swabian power in Italy.

The battle between them represented the contest between summer and winter.

But the battles now being fought in Lebanon represent a newer form of warfare.

On the surface, the battles represent a political struggle over the nature of a post-apartheid South Africa.