As all this played out, a behind-the-scenes battle was brewing over the county's OTB.

The report is a result of a behind-the-scenes battle between the committee and the Bush administration over classified information.

But the behind-the-scenes battle within the administration over peacekeeping has continued.

The ruling brought into the open what has been a simmering behind-the-scenes battle in the effort to implement the settlement.

This national enthusiasm, however, did not correspond to the behind-the-scenes battles that flared up following the catastrophe.

The action, one of the most important environmental decisions of the decade, ended a fierce behind-the-scenes battle.

Meanwhile, a behind-the-scenes battle was underway with serious implications on the station's future - and that of its owner.

Throughout the recent days and right up until final passage, there were intense behind-the-scenes battles over how the funds should be divided among states.

But the behind-the-scenes battles in the construction of this exhibition may have given it a split personality.

The budget issues are already intensifying a behind-the-scenes battle in Congress about the best way to calculate the cost of tax cuts.