Sentence examples for a solid rival from inspiring English sources

So if you live in the Rockies or the Alps, the XF is now a solid rival to the Germanic offerings from BMW, Audi and Mercedes.

Not with the Diamondbacks now a solid rival of the San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies in a West Division that has had three winners in the past four seasons: the Padres in 1998, the Giants in 2000 and the Diamondbacks in 1999 and this year.

Pros: Android 5 Lollipop with rapid software updates; solid tablet camera; all-day battery life Cons: thick; lag and stutter; loose back panel; gets very hot; average screen; limited storage Samsung Galaxy Tab S review: the best Android tablet and a solid iPad rival Apple iPad Air 2 review : Apple's best tablet yet, but is that enough?

That is an analysis predicated upon rigidity, upon two, solid rival camps sitting two sword lengths apart in the House of Commons.

Both horses were favored in their Belmonts, but neither were necessarily a dominating presence, escaping the first two rounds of the Triple Crown with narrow victories over solid rivals.

Automakers that cannot afford to develop vehicles with cleaner engines, better performance on the road and improved safety features risk being shut out of the European, United States and Japanese markets, either by regulation or by competition from cars designed by more financially solid rivals.

Stephen Eastepp, Dynamo Theory, Houston: Last week, Houston managed to get a solid point against Eastern Conference rival Sporting Kansas City.

She earned a quality figure on my charts 22 nights ago when the 4-year-old filly almost upset the field at 20-1 odds when racing wide the entire journey vs. a solid cast of male rivals.

Increasing its share to 34percentt gives it a solid edge over its longtime rival British Telecommunications, which holds a 20percentt interest in the mobile unit.

And few onlookers doubt that the comandante will retain the presidency: most opinion polls give Mr Chavez a solid lead over his main rival, Francisco Arias, a former state governor who in the early 1990s plotted alongside Mr Chavez to overthrow the government.

Royal Dutch Shell found BP too much of a tough act to follow on Thursday, after failing to match its rival with a solid, but uninspiring set of quarterly results.