Initial reports from around the state suggested a common struggle: Some children couldn't complete the exam within the allotted time.

WSJ: State Tests Spark Ire, Analysis

Like Mr Godwin, Mr Rogers shows how, in many instances, whites and blacks, with remarkable humour and compassion for each other, have buried their old racial animosities in a common struggle for survival.

ECONOMIST: Zimbabwe

However, the problem say the bankers is that in the absence of some kind of entente between the banking class and political class, the banks continue to feel discombobulated, and that makes it harder for them to join the common struggle to rebuild our economy (bankers, of course, say this more in sorrow, rather than as a threat).

BBC: Slim chance of bank bonus deal

None of these factors bode well for consumers' confidence as they struggle with common living expenses, such as higher home-heating fuel and gasoline costs.

NPR: 'Marketplace' Report: Fed Chair Forecasts Economy

As Republicans struggle to find common ground with Democrats over the budget, conservative leaders have generally been unyielding in their resistance to tax increases on most wealthy Americans, one that defies American political history and budgetary realism, to the point of making a deal impossible.

CNN: GOP faces choice: Leadership or gridlock

The only thing war and launching a company have in common is that both are a struggle for survival.

FORBES: Entrepreneurship Is Not War

Inter Milan midfielder Sneijder had the first clear chance but, on this occasion, could not keep his long-range shot, from a free-kick, down - a common sight in South Africa as players struggle to tame the much-criticised Jabulani ball.

BBC: Netherlands 1-0 Japan

What we instinctively knew early on and are confronting today is the fierce struggle between two industries looking for common ground on the future of digital media distribution.

FORBES: The Case For UltraViolet