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McCain and Barack Obama have sparred over ties to lobbying firms and financial institutions caught up in the Wall Street turmoil.

In another exchange, the two candidates sparred over who would be the most ready to assume the position of commander in chief.

In Washington, the White House and the S& P sparred over the downgrade, as did Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

The 700-page result, "Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power, " shows they were as much rivals as partners and sparred for the limelight.

IT WAS a hard-eyed, unemotional get-together. They had never met face-to-face, but once sparred dangerously.

The Prime Minister and the Conservative leader sparred over a range of domestic issues without landing a killer blow.

But when they saw Redruth waiting for them in the sparred gallery, they went about ship at once, and a head popped out again on deck.

He became hypnotized by the black and white posters and photographs on the walls of the boxing clubs where he trained and sparred .

During the summit itself the two leaders sparred over whether the G20 should publish a blacklist of tax havens.

The younger man had stood silent as he and de Roquefort sparred.

The grocer sparred with her outside his store .

China has sparred with other nations, including South Korea and Vietnam, over territorial claims .

U. S. and Chinese officials sparred over China's exchange rate policies during high-level talks this week in Washington.

Sparred; spar. Ring; spars; To box, especially to make boxing motions without hitting one's opponent.

Mr Erdogan publicly sparred with Israel, but Mr Gul quietly lobbied Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions.

Chavez sparred with Bush the previous day over Tehran's nuclear program but avoided any personal insults.

Regulators and political leaders sparred over whether to include a default scenario.

Bush also sparred with Democrats over legislation to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq.

The two governments have also sparred over two-way trade issues, visa policies for their citizens and energy investments in Asia and Africa.

The candidates also sparred over immigration policy Thursday.

In the bitter phrase of Jean-Paul Sartre, with whom he sparred for years, he preferred to view men like ants.

In Italy, the issue is who gets garbage from Naples. In Belgium, groups sparred after a soccer game.

Mr. Lowe, who was elected in April and is gay, sparred with Mr.

ch. In 2006 the two sparred when Mr Samuelsson launched a hostile bid for Scania, a Swedish truck firm.

He'd just sparred with his adversary and lost.

That is worrying for Vietnam, which has sparred with China over undersea drilling by Western oil companies.

There, he paired with and sometimes sparred with a developing Bryant. Together, they won three titles;