The debate this week pitted a range of powerful interests against each other in a high-stakes game.

Today's debate will pit two bills against each other.

More often, the substantive debates pitted members of AOL's old regime against changes from above.

The debate pitted the safety of the state against the liberty of individuals to leave.

This year's debate pitted two of Albany's most ferocious lobbies against each other.

The debate will pit two images against each other.

In Italy, the debate does not starkly pit those who oppose immigration against those who favor it.

In the simplest of terms, the debate has pitted longtime integrationists against a growing black nationalist sentiment.

The debate has pitted one doctor against another and sent tabloids in Britain into a frenzy.

In several communities, the debate over installing turf has pitted suburban parents and sports boosters against residents wary of higher taxes.