Sentence examples for become a potential rival from inspiring English sources

Kim Kyong-hui and Jang Song-taek have become increasingly prominent in North Korean media and appear to be guiding the new leader as he assumes power, although some suggest Jang could become a potential rival.

By John Cassidy March 17, 2015 Britain, France, Germany, and Italy have decided, over the objections of the United States, to join the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, a new international-development institution, set up by China, that is poised to become a potential rival to the World Bank.

Some of these deals are about getting into a business as it is growing and before it becomes a potential rival — GM's $500 million investment boosted Lyft's valuation to $5.5 billion.

The detailed, 186-page book has already become a potential source of ammunition for his Republican rivals and a potential attack roadmap for President Obama's campaign if Mr. Perry captures his party's nomination.

Those allegations have been flying even as the Australian military has become more focused on China as a potential rival.

Geoffrey's half-brother Richard I nominated him archbishop of York after succeeding to the throne of England, probably to force him to become a priest and thus eliminate a potential rival for the throne.

Richard probably gave York to Geoffrey in the hope of forcing him to become a full priest, and thus eliminate a potential rival for the throne.

He was seen as a potential rival to Mr. Xi, a fellow princeling in line to become party chief and president.

While Manchester may be considered the newly-installed capital of football, in France a potential rival wants to maximise its location in one of the world's most iconic cities and become a new European superpower.

Such an office presented the emperor with a potential rival.

GM once saw Saab as a potential rival to BMW.