Sentence examples for a clear rival from inspiring English sources

Jordaan said media questions about the purchase were misguided: "How do you expect them to get around to see their constituents when they don't have any transport?" Sepp Blatter, weighing up his own legacy and tipping a potential successor – an alternative to Michel Platini: "There is a clear rival in [Spain's FA head] Angel María Villar.

Its 5.5-inch is the same size as the massive iPhone 6 Plus, but in hand it remains a clear rival to the iPhone 6 thanks to its tremendously small bezels.

Its 5.5-inch is the same size as the massive iPhone 6 Plus, but in hand it remains a clear rival to the iPhone 6 thanks to its tremendously small bezels (more later).

Without Westbrook, the entire postseason picture has changed, each of the four remaining teams has a legitimate shot of winning the Western Conference and the Heat no longer appear to have any clear rival remaining.

China, a clear geopolitical rival to the United States, is second on the list, its military spending far higher than any potential rivals in East Asia.

In the late 1990s a clear rival emerged in Japan.

There's no clear rival to squash.

That didn't stop the former House speaker from continuing to spend lavishly on his flagging campaign, which finally petered out in April 2012 when it became clear rival Mitt Romney would capture the GOP banner.

Serzh Sargsyan, who served as president from 2008 until this year, has been left largely unchallenged for years because of a lack of clear rivals and alternatives, Armenian affairs analyst Richard Giragosian tells BBC News.

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Apple has lost its appeal against a ruling that cleared rival Samsung of copying its registered designs for tablet computers, in a decision which could end the two firms' legal dispute on the subject across Europe.

His action leaves little doubt that Mr. Xi is clearing the way to remain top leader for a long time to come, and without clear rivals.