Sentence examples for a direct rival from inspiring English sources

Some political analysts say he was a direct rival to Xi Jinping, who, like Mr. Bo, is a "princeling," the child of a Communist revolutionary leader.

What is more, unless Google launches a direct rival, it can't attack it effectively.

On its face, Instagram seems to be a direct rival to Vine.

Many considered Mr. Borge to be a direct rival to Mr. Ortega among the Sandinista leadership.

When the iPad was released Nintendo's boss, Satoshi Iwata, dismissed it as a direct rival.

Vessel is not pitching itself as a direct rival to YouTube, however.

But a direct rival on the South Bank holds no terrors.

And Beasant cannot see his old club profiting at a direct rivals' expense.

The Airbus is designed to be more fuel-efficient, and a direct competitor to US rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.

The Airbus A350 is designed to be more fuel-efficient, and a direct competitor to US rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.

A more direct rival is Blue Origin, a space travel company set up by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, who announced last month that he aims to send people into space by 2017, although the first passengers will not be paying customers.