The biggest problem, though, was the central plot: the rivalry between Karen (McPhee) and Ivy (Megan Hilty), both of whom wanted to play the lead in "Bombshell," the ersatz Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe.
"In the city of Jos in central Nigeria, the rivalry between the fans of the two major clubs – Plateau United FC and Mighty Jets FC – is such that whenever other teams visit to play against either of the home teams, the rival fans cheer for the visitors.
But lack of effective central control, and rivalries between national republics, gave rise in the 1980s to a serious economic crisis led by a rapidly rising rate of inflation.
For years, the programs seemed to lack a central ingredient to any rivalry: something to win.
FOOD'S central role in that rivalry is, in part, a matter of biology.
When she does appear, so does this book's central issue, its unresolved rivalry, its beating heart.
The Saudi-Iranian rivalry is central to the region's potential for conflict — in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and within Saudi and Iranian society.
I had no "internal visa" and I was right there at the neck of the fabled Vakhan-Wakhan Corridor just a few miles from the common borders of Russia, China, Pakistan and India, a weird artifact of the Russian-British rivalry in central Asia.
The film's central drama is the rivalry between Alain Prost and Senna, the former the Frenchman nicknamed the Professor for his coolly calculating approach to races, the latter determined to win at any cost.
The "Great Game" (Anglo-Russian rivalry in central Asia, including the territory now known as AfPak), is afoot, with memories of the second Anglo-Afghan war (1878-81) still vivid.
